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 : Ammophila sabulosa, sand wasp and prey


Ammophila sabulosa, sand wasp and prey

A sand wasp dragging her prey back towards her burrow. They stock their nests with the caterpillars, depositing a paralysed caterpillar in each nest and then seals it with sand

Picture No
10709987
Media ID
47578120
Size
993px x 1008px (888KB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection

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