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Original
Cropped & slightly shaded
Reason
This is rather unique picture, is rather good quality, especially considering the fact that it's a macro shot.
Proposed caption
A Vespa crabro germana, or European hornet, is actually a type of wasp. This one is holding the remnants of its prey, the upper torso of a honeybee. Adult worker hornets feed the masticated prey flesh to the larvae.
Articles this image appears in
Hornet
Creator
Richard Bartz

Promoted Image:Vespa crabro germana with prey Richard Bartz Crop.jpg MER-C 02:57, 9 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]