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Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
A wasp sucks honey from Nelu flowers at Horton Plains National Park in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, on October 15, 2025. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto) -
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Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
A wasp sucks honey from Nelu flowers at Horton Plains National Park in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, on October 15, 2025. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto) -
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Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
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W.A.S.P. live in Oslo, Norway
Oslo, Norway. 07th, October 2025. The American glam metal band W.A.S.P. performs a live concert at Rockefeller in Oslo. Here vocalist, musician and songwriter Blackie Lawless is seen live on stage.
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Beginning Of The Autumn Season In Canada
A paper wasp nest is in a maple tree as the autumn season begins in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 21, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Mud Daubers Wasp Collecting Water - Animal India
Mud dauber wasps soften nests using water to take them over and lay their eggs. They carry water in their mandibles to moisten the mud for nest repairs or modifications. In this instance, a mud dauber wasp is collecting water from waterlogged leaves during the rainy season in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on 15 September 2025. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto) -
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Squash Vine Borer
The squash vine borer (Melittia cucurbitae) is on a pumpkin plant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 5, 2025. These moths are considered a significant pest in gardens, particularly for squash and pumpkin plants, and are found in various regions, including parts of Canada. The adult squash vine borer moth mimics a wasp, with a black body, orange legs, and clear wings. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Cuckoo Wasp On A Daisy Flower
A Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysididae) is on a daisy flower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 18, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Cuckoo Wasp On A Daisy Flower
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59 summer problems solved – from sunburn and sweating to wasps and wedgies.
59 summer problems solved Ð from sunburn and sweating to wasps and wedgies. Bugs that bug Ð and how to outsmart them. Worrisome wasps.
Photograph: Ilka & Franz/The Guardian. Styling throughout: Sam Deaman.
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59 summer problems solved – from sunburn and sweating to wasps and wedgies.
59 summer problems solved Ð from sunburn and sweating to wasps and wedgies. Bugs that bug Ð and how to outsmart them. Worrisome wasps.
Photograph: Ilka & Franz/The Guardian. Styling throughout: Sam Deaman.
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Why we should all love wasps.
'The problem with wasps is people': Professor Seirian Sumner.
Wasps have always had a bad press. But Professor Seirian Sumner, who has spent her life studying them, argues they are sophisticated, socially complex and essential to the environment.
Prof. Seirian Sumner Entomologist and Behavioural Ecologist in the UK. She is a Professor at University College London and is an expert in social wasps.
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Why we should all love wasps.
'The problem with wasps is people': Professor Seirian Sumner.
Wasps have always had a bad press. But Professor Seirian Sumner, who has spent her life studying them, argues they are sophisticated, socially complex and essential to the environment.
Prof. Seirian Sumner Entomologist and Behavioural Ecologist in the UK. She is a Professor at University College London and is an expert in social wasps.
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FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
November 13, 2018 - Wangmo, Wangmo, China - Wangmo, CHINA-Peasants are busy with wasp breeding industry in Wangmo County, southwest China’s Guizhou Province (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
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'Ant-Man and The Wasp' film premiere, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 25 Jun 2018
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FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
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'Ant-Man and The Wasp' film premiere, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 25 Jun 2018
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FEATURE - Gigantisches Wespennest
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Pest controllers dealing with the giant wasp nest
Giant wasp nest discovered in loft of vacant house, Northamptonshire, UK - 08 Sep 2016
A giant nest built by up to 10,000 stinging wasps have been discovered in a Northamptonshire loft space. The nest was allowed to reach close to its maximum size because the property in question, in the sleepy country village of Pipewell, has been unoccupied for several years. The nest is rare not only because of its size, but because the wasps built an intricate tunnel from the nest to the outside, which is perfectly preserved. It was discovered by pest controllers treating an established woodworm problem prior to the new owners moving in. Pest controller Gary Wilkinson of Pest Professionals, who found the nest, said: "It's an impressive wasp nest alright - much bigger than a barrel. Normally we get called in at the first sign of wasps causing a problem to people. This community has been allowed to go about its business undisturbed for a whole summer season.
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FEATURE - Gigantisches Wespennest
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Pest controllers dealing with the giant wasp nest
Giant wasp nest discovered in loft of vacant house, Northamptonshire, UK - 08 Sep 2016
A giant nest built by up to 10,000 stinging wasps have been discovered in a Northamptonshire loft space. The nest was allowed to reach close to its maximum size because the property in question, in the sleepy country village of Pipewell, has been unoccupied for several years. The nest is rare not only because of its size, but because the wasps built an intricate tunnel from the nest to the outside, which is perfectly preserved. It was discovered by pest controllers treating an established woodworm problem prior to the new owners moving in. Pest controller Gary Wilkinson of Pest Professionals, who found the nest, said: "It's an impressive wasp nest alright - much bigger than a barrel. Normally we get called in at the first sign of wasps causing a problem to people. This community has been allowed to go about its business undisturbed for a whole summer season.
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FEATURE - Gigantisches Wespennest
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Giant wasp nest discovered in loft of vacant house, Northamptonshire, UK - 08 Sep 2016
A giant nest built by up to 10,000 stinging wasps have been discovered in a Northamptonshire loft space. The nest was allowed to reach close to its maximum size because the property in question, in the sleepy country village of Pipewell, has been unoccupied for several years. The nest is rare not only because of its size, but because the wasps built an intricate tunnel from the nest to the outside, which is perfectly preserved. It was discovered by pest controllers treating an established woodworm problem prior to the new owners moving in. Pest controller Gary Wilkinson of Pest Professionals, who found the nest, said: "It's an impressive wasp nest alright - much bigger than a barrel. Normally we get called in at the first sign of wasps causing a problem to people. This community has been allowed to go about its business undisturbed for a whole summer season.
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FEATURE - Gigantisches Wespennest
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Pest controllers dealing with the giant wasp nest
Giant wasp nest discovered in loft of vacant house, Northamptonshire, UK - 08 Sep 2016
A giant nest built by up to 10,000 stinging wasps have been discovered in a Northamptonshire loft space. The nest was allowed to reach close to its maximum size because the property in question, in the sleepy country village of Pipewell, has been unoccupied for several years. The nest is rare not only because of its size, but because the wasps built an intricate tunnel from the nest to the outside, which is perfectly preserved. It was discovered by pest controllers treating an established woodworm problem prior to the new owners moving in. Pest controller Gary Wilkinson of Pest Professionals, who found the nest, said: "It's an impressive wasp nest alright - much bigger than a barrel. Normally we get called in at the first sign of wasps causing a problem to people. This community has been allowed to go about its business undisturbed for a whole summer season.
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FEATURE - Gigantisches Wespennest
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Pest controllers dealing with the giant wasp nest
Giant wasp nest discovered in loft of vacant house, Northamptonshire, UK - 08 Sep 2016
A giant nest built by up to 10,000 stinging wasps have been discovered in a Northamptonshire loft space. The nest was allowed to reach close to its maximum size because the property in question, in the sleepy country village of Pipewell, has been unoccupied for several years. The nest is rare not only because of its size, but because the wasps built an intricate tunnel from the nest to the outside, which is perfectly preserved. It was discovered by pest controllers treating an established woodworm problem prior to the new owners moving in. Pest controller Gary Wilkinson of Pest Professionals, who found the nest, said: "It's an impressive wasp nest alright - much bigger than a barrel. Normally we get called in at the first sign of wasps causing a problem to people. This community has been allowed to go about its business undisturbed for a whole summer season.
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FEATURE - Gigantisches Wespennest
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Gareth Purnell/REX/Shutterstock (5898375d)
The giant wasp nest
Giant wasp nest discovered in loft of vacant house, Northamptonshire, UK - 08 Sep 2016
A giant nest built by up to 10,000 stinging wasps have been discovered in a Northamptonshire loft space. The nest was allowed to reach close to its maximum size because the property in question, in the sleepy country village of Pipewell, has been unoccupied for several years. The nest is rare not only because of its size, but because the wasps built an intricate tunnel from the nest to the outside, which is perfectly preserved. It was discovered by pest controllers treating an established woodworm problem prior to the new owners moving in. Pest controller Gary Wilkinson of Pest Professionals, who found the nest, said: "It's an impressive wasp nest alright - much bigger than a barrel. Normally we get called in at the first sign of wasps causing a problem to people. This community has been allowed to go about its business undisturbed for a whole summer season.
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FEATURE - Gigantisches Wespennest
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Gareth Purnell/REX/Shutterstock (5898375b)
Pest controllers dealing with the giant wasp nest
Giant wasp nest discovered in loft of vacant house, Northamptonshire, UK - 08 Sep 2016
A giant nest built by up to 10,000 stinging wasps have been discovered in a Northamptonshire loft space. The nest was allowed to reach close to its maximum size because the property in question, in the sleepy country village of Pipewell, has been unoccupied for several years. The nest is rare not only because of its size, but because the wasps built an intricate tunnel from the nest to the outside, which is perfectly preserved. It was discovered by pest controllers treating an established woodworm problem prior to the new owners moving in. Pest controller Gary Wilkinson of Pest Professionals, who found the nest, said: "It's an impressive wasp nest alright - much bigger than a barrel. Normally we get called in at the first sign of wasps causing a problem to people. This community has been allowed to go about its business undisturbed for a whole summer season.
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FEATURE - Gigantisches Wespennest
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Gareth Purnell/REX/Shutterstock (5898375c)
The giant wasp nest
Giant wasp nest discovered in loft of vacant house, Northamptonshire, UK - 08 Sep 2016
A giant nest built by up to 10,000 stinging wasps have been discovered in a Northamptonshire loft space. The nest was allowed to reach close to its maximum size because the property in question, in the sleepy country village of Pipewell, has been unoccupied for several years. The nest is rare not only because of its size, but because the wasps built an intricate tunnel from the nest to the outside, which is perfectly preserved. It was discovered by pest controllers treating an established woodworm problem prior to the new owners moving in. Pest controller Gary Wilkinson of Pest Professionals, who found the nest, said: "It's an impressive wasp nest alright - much bigger than a barrel. Normally we get called in at the first sign of wasps causing a problem to people. This community has been allowed to go about its business undisturbed for a whole summer season.
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FEATURE - Gigantisches Wespennest
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Gareth Purnell/REX/Shutterstock (5898375f)
The giant wasp nest
Giant wasp nest discovered in loft of vacant house, Northamptonshire, UK - 08 Sep 2016
A giant nest built by up to 10,000 stinging wasps have been discovered in a Northamptonshire loft space. The nest was allowed to reach close to its maximum size because the property in question, in the sleepy country village of Pipewell, has been unoccupied for several years. The nest is rare not only because of its size, but because the wasps built an intricate tunnel from the nest to the outside, which is perfectly preserved. It was discovered by pest controllers treating an established woodworm problem prior to the new owners moving in. Pest controller Gary Wilkinson of Pest Professionals, who found the nest, said: "It's an impressive wasp nest alright - much bigger than a barrel. Normally we get called in at the first sign of wasps causing a problem to people. This community has been allowed to go about its business undisturbed for a whole summer season.
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Margaret Thatcher visiting Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, 28th August 1980.
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CHINA-HUBEI-ENSHI-WASP KEEPER (CN)
(111004) -- ENSHI, Oct. 4, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Song Zhenwu, a wasp keeper, selects wasp pupas in Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 4, 2011. Some local farmers raise wasps as an avocation here. By selling pupas of wasps at 320 yuan (about 50 U.S. dollars) per kilogram, they are able to earn an extra annual income of more than 10,000 yuan (about 1,569 U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Song Wen) (lj)
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(111004) -- ENSHI, Oct. 4, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Song Zhenwu, wearing special protective equipments, prepares to fetch a wasp comb in Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 4, 2011. Some local farmers raise wasps as an avocation here. By selling pupas of wasps at 320 yuan (about 50 U.S. dollars) per kilogram, they are able to earn an extra annual income of more than 10,000 yuan (about 1,569 U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Song Wen) (lj)
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CHINA-HUBEI-ENSHI-WASP KEEPER (CN)
(111004) -- ENSHI, Oct. 4, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Song Wu (C) and his family members take the pupas out of a wasp comb in Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 4, 2011. Some local farmers raise wasps as an avocation here. By selling pupas of wasps at 320 yuan (about 50 U.S. dollars) per kilogram, they are able to earn an extra annual income of more than 10,000 yuan (about 1,569 U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Song Wen) (lj)
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CHINA-HUBEI-ENSHI-WASP KEEPER (CN)
(111004) -- ENSHI, Oct. 4, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Song Zhenwu, wearing special protective equipments, prepares to fetch a wasp comb in Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 4, 2011. Some local farmers raise wasps as an avocation here. By selling pupas of wasps at 320 yuan (about 50 U.S. dollars) per kilogram, they are able to earn an extra annual income of more than 10,000 yuan (about 1,569 U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Song Wen) (lj)
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CHINA-HUBEI-ENSHI-WASP KEEPER (CN)
(111004) -- ENSHI, Oct. 4, 2011 (Xinhua) -- A farmer takes the pupas out of a wasp comb in Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 4, 2011. Some local farmers raise wasps as an avocation here. By selling pupas of wasps at 320 yuan (about 50 U.S. dollars) per kilogram, they are able to earn an extra annual income of more than 10,000 yuan (about 1,569 U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Song Wen) (lj)
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Back garden bugs in close-up, Philippines - May 2011
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The X-Flies
They look like monsters from another planet but these bizarre-looking bugs are actually living here on Earth.
Photographer Rundstedt Rovillos has trained his eye to spot the exotic creatures, found in Manila, in the Philippines.
His incredible macro pictures show each species in breath-taking detail that would not be detected by the naked eye.
The collection includes species of wasp, caterpillar and beetle that seem completely alien to the those that are found in a typical British back garden.
One caterpillar seems more like a dragon than a bug - with horn-like feelers protruding from his skull.
Another has a glacier-cherry like head while another appears to sport a trendy leopard-print skin.
The wasps are equally as strange. One is fitted with what looks uncannily like a Roman centurion's head dress.
Other insects include a vibrant yellow beetle with a tortoise-like appearance and an a inchworm that looks like something out of sci fi film Star Wars.
One bug seems like a bird with a particularly long beak on first look - but on closer inspection it becomes apparent that its 'beak' is actually a tail.
Another extraordinary picture even appears to show an ant bowling with out-sized raindrops.
Mr Rovillos learnt his 'bug catching' skills during his childhood but only started photographing insects five years ago.
The 40-year-old, from Quezon City in the Philippines, spends most of his spare time focused on his hobby.
He added: "It takes a keen eye, skill and a lot of patience to locate an insect.
"When I find one I photograph them on the spot, I do not remove them from their natural habitat.
"Some insects will stay long enough for me to photograph them, some don't. You just have to be careful in handling them so not to spook them.
"I...
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Back garden bugs in close-up, Philippines - May 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rundstedt Rovillos /Solent News / Rex Features ( 1332937c )
The X-Flies
They look like monsters from another planet but these bizarre-looking bugs are actually living here on Earth.
Photographer Rundstedt Rovillos has trained his eye to spot the exotic creatures, found in Manila, in the Philippines.
His incredible macro pictures show each species in breath-taking detail that would not be detected by the naked eye.
The collection includes species of wasp, caterpillar and beetle that seem completely alien to the those that are found in a typical British back garden.
One caterpillar seems more like a dragon than a bug - with horn-like feelers protruding from his skull.
Another has a glacier-cherry like head while another appears to sport a trendy leopard-print skin.
The wasps are equally as strange. One is fitted with what looks uncannily like a Roman centurion's head dress.
Other insects include a vibrant yellow beetle with a tortoise-like appearance and an a inchworm that looks like something out of sci fi film Star Wars.
One bug seems like a bird with a particularly long beak on first look - but on closer inspection it becomes apparent that its 'beak' is actually a tail.
Another extraordinary picture even appears to show an ant bowling with out-sized raindrops.
Mr Rovillos learnt his 'bug catching' skills during his childhood but only started photographing insects five years ago.
The 40-year-old, from Quezon City in the Philippines, spends most of his spare time focused on his hobby.
He added: "It takes a keen eye, skill and a lot of patience to locate an insect.
"When I find one I photograph them on the spot, I do not remove them from their natural habitat.
"Some insects will stay long enough for me to photograph them, some don't. You just have to be careful in handling them so not to spook them.
"I...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/QLVBNDRMX
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Back garden bugs in close-up, Philippines - May 2011
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The red face and eyes of a wasp species
Back garden bugs in close-up, Philippines - May 2011
Some look like monsters from another planet but these bizarre-looking bugs are actually living here on Earth. Photographer Rundstedt Rovillos has trained his eye to spot the exotic creatures, found in Manila, in the Philippines. His incredible macro pictures show each species in breath-taking detail. The collection includes species of wasp, caterpillar and beetle that seem completely alien to the those that are found in a typical British back garden
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Here's Something to Buzz About in
HERE'S SOMETHING TO BUZZ ABOUT IN
Could this insect-like chopper be the commuting vehicle of the future?
Looking like a flying bug, the one-seater craft is perfect for BUZZING around the city.
The brainchild of Japanese designer Yutaka Igarashi, the vehicle may seem like a prop from a sci-fi film but Igarashi believes it could be produced using today's technology.
Bu he says the combination of an ultralight body and very powerful engine means that it could only be controlled by computer as it would be too much for a human driver.
The pilot would strap themselves in, put on a helmet with a HUD display and sit back as the helicopter zips along using a 'Fly-by-Wire' system.
Igarashi says: "The lightweight frame combined with the powerful engine means it would be so unbalanced that a man couldn't control it.
"The operation is easier when engine power is restricted, however, the fast and furious movements it shows when operated at peak power can even lead an expert pilot to injury."
But while Igarashi believes that the design is feasible, he hints that it may cost too much to make a reality. He says: "It is not a future vehicle; it requires today's highest technology as well as an infinite budget as a premise."
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