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File:Macrophotography of Vespula germanica, Queen in hibernation, awaits spring to awaken and establish a new insect colony.jpg

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English: Macrophotography of Vespula germanica, found in a niche inside a fallen tree. Hibernating, she waits for spring to awaken and establish a new insect colony. If the queen did not survive, the colony would not be founded.
Italiano: Macrophotografia di regina di Vespula germanica (imenottero), rinvenuta in una nicchia all'interno di un albero caduto. In letargo, attende la primavera per risvegliarsi e fondare una nuova colonia di insetti. Se la regina non sopravvivesse, la colonia non verrebbe fondata.
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Macrophotography of Vespula germanica, found in a niche inside a fallen tree. Hibernating, she waits for spring to awaken and establish a new insect colony.

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