Adrian Jones' photos with the keyword: arvensis

Whilst walking near Nipstone in Shropshire I came across an old wall, now mostly collapsed but home to a large aggregation of Mellinus arvensis that were busy bringing flies back to their nesting burrows. The flies serve as food for the wasps larvae.

Whilst walking near Nipstone in Shropshire I came across an old wall, now mostly collapsed but home to a large aggregation of Mellinus arvensis that were busy bringing flies back to their nesting burrows. The flies serve as food for the wasps larvae.

Natural light, uncropped.