Vespula vulgaris, common wasp
Scanning electron microscope image of the head of a common wasp (x 17). Their mouthparts are well-developed for eating insects, with a tongue for sucking nectar or fruit etc. Artificially coloured by computer
Picture No
10710797
Media ID
47578749
Size
4186px x 4192px
(7.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Illustration from the Natural History Museum Collection
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