European Hornet, (Vespa crabro), Bielefeld, Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany

Macro photo of a Wheeler's Thistle Flower native to Arizona, United States of America, North America

Hornet (vespa crabro) close-up of head, oxfordshire, uk

Queen hornet (vespa crabro) close-up of head and jaws of queen, oxfordshire, uk

Hornet (vespa crabro ) close-up of queen showing face and jaws, oxfordshire, uk

European hornet (vespa crabro) hibernating queen, oxfordshire, uk

Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) using its jaws to detach two suckersfrom Common Octopus tentacle as it hangs in the sun to tenderise. Skala Sikaminia harbour, Lesbos (Lesvos) Greece. MORE INFO: The yellow parts of this hornet's cuticle absorb sunlight and the pigment xanthopterin converts light into electrical energy.

European hornets (Vespa crabro), workers on the entrance to the nest, former nesting hole of a great spotted woodpecker, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Hornet (Vespa crabro)

hornet (Vespa crabro) on a plum

hornet (Vespa crabro)

hornet (Vespa crabro) on a plum

hornet (Vespa crabro) on a plum

Large mural "Hornet" by Sarah Morris Hornet at the Kunstsammlung K20 art collection, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

F/A-18 Hornet military aircraft in flight

European hornet flying with prey, Spain