Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 ♀

Specimen was captured in July 2023 in the Ardennes region, France. Sad we had to kill it but having a hornet nest right next to the house was just too meh :(

This pic is also made using the focus-stack technique, DIY hardware only.

Published under #CC0 here https://www.flickr.com/photos/101430615@N03/53050609618/

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