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Common wasp
Common wasp
(Vespula vulgaris)
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Common wasp eggs and larvae
© Alastair MacEwen / www.osfimages.com
Common wasp larvae pupating
© Paulo De Oliveira / www.osfimages.com
Common wasp emerging from brood cell
© Paal Hermansen / www.nhpa.co.uk
Common wasp
© Mike Birkhead / www.osfimages.com
Common wasp
© Robin Williams
Queen common wasp
© Stephen Dalton / www.nhpa.co.uk
Common wasp worker feeding on flower
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Common wasp feeding on apple
© Steve Hopkin / www.ardea.com
Common wasp feeding
© N. A. Callow
Common wasp feeding on hoverfly
© Marshall Black / www.osfimages.com
Common wasps stealing honey
© Steve Hopkin / www.ardea.com
Common wasp drinking
© Peter O'Toole / www.osfimages.com
Common wasp flying
© Stephen Dalton / www.nhpa.co.uk
Queen common wasp hibernating
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Queen common wasp hibernating
© G. I. Bernard / www.nhpa.co.uk
Common wasp hibernating
© Bryan Pinchen
Common wasp building nest
© Tony Allen / www.osfimages.com
Common wasp entering nest
© lauriecampbell.com
Common wasps on nest
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