832-372945 - European hornets (Vespa crabro), workers on the entrance to the nest, former nesting hole of a great spotted woodpecker, Thuringia, Germany, Europe
832-123679 - Large mural "Hornet" by Sarah Morris Hornet at the Kunstsammlung K20 art collection, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
989-24 - 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.