"WASP"

#13489748

23 Mar 2026

A Blue Mud Dauber Wasp builds nests for its larvae in small electrical socket holes in electrical boards in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 20, 2026. Mud daubers, solitary wasps that create hard mud nests, can pose fire and electrocution hazards by potentially causing short circuits, trapping moisture, and overheating components.

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#13375523

26 Feb 2026

Seven-spotted handmaiden moths (Amata cyssea) mate on the floor of a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 26, 2026. The day-flying, wasp-mimicking species is native to the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka and serves as a pollinator as well as a food source for insectivorous vertebrates.

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#13375528

26 Feb 2026

Seven-spotted handmaiden moths (Amata cyssea) mate on the floor of a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 26, 2026. The day-flying, wasp-mimicking species is native to the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka and serves as a pollinator as well as a food source for insectivorous vertebrates.

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#13375530

26 Feb 2026

Seven-spotted handmaiden moths (Amata cyssea) mate on the floor of a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 26, 2026. The day-flying, wasp-mimicking species is native to the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka and serves as a pollinator as well as a food source for insectivorous vertebrates.

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#13337522

18 Feb 2026

An Ichneumon Wasp (Therion female) is on a leaf in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 10, 2025.

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#13268350

2 Feb 2026

A paper wasp nest is seen in a tree during a bitterly cold day in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on February 01, 2026.

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#13231546

23 Jan 2026

A European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 7, 2025.

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#13228899

22 Jan 2026

An Ichneumon Wasp (Therion female) is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 6, 2025.

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#13159542

5 Jan 2026

In July 2011, the USS Bataan (LHD-5), a Wasp-class multipurpose amphibious assault ship of the U.S. Navy, operates in the Mediterranean Sea during the operational deployment of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group under U.S. 6th Fleet. It embarks with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, providing amphibious power projection, command and control, and support to maritime security operations, non-combatant evacuation operations, and regional crisis response, including the initial phases of operations related to the Libyan crisis. The naval task group consists of USS Bataan, USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), and USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41), and is augmented by elements of Amphibious Squadron 6, Naval Beach Group, Fleet Surgical Team 8, and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28. The Aviation Combat Element of the 22nd MEU, centered on Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-263, operates MV-22B Osprey, CH-53E Super Stallion, AV-8B Harrier II, AH-1W Super Cobra, and UH-1N Huey aircraft to provide assault support, logistical lift, close air support, armed escort, and command and control in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force ashore.

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#13159543

5 Jan 2026

In July 2011, the USS Bataan (LHD-5), a Wasp-class multipurpose amphibious assault ship of the U.S. Navy, operates in the Mediterranean Sea during the operational deployment of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group under U.S. 6th Fleet. It embarks with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, providing amphibious power projection, command and control, and support to maritime security operations, non-combatant evacuation operations, and regional crisis response, including the initial phases of operations related to the Libyan crisis. The naval task group consists of USS Bataan, USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), and USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41), and is augmented by elements of Amphibious Squadron 6, Naval Beach Group, Fleet Surgical Team 8, and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28. The Aviation Combat Element of the 22nd MEU, centered on Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-263, operates MV-22B Osprey, CH-53E Super Stallion, AV-8B Harrier II, AH-1W Super Cobra, and UH-1N Huey aircraft to provide assault support, logistical lift, close air support, armed escort, and command and control in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force ashore.

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#13159544

5 Jan 2026

In July 2011, the USS Bataan (LHD-5), a Wasp-class multipurpose amphibious assault ship of the U.S. Navy, operates in the Mediterranean Sea during the operational deployment of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group under U.S. 6th Fleet. It embarks with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, providing amphibious power projection, command and control, and support to maritime security operations, non-combatant evacuation operations, and regional crisis response, including the initial phases of operations related to the Libyan crisis. The naval task group consists of USS Bataan, USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), and USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41), and is augmented by elements of Amphibious Squadron 6, Naval Beach Group, Fleet Surgical Team 8, and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28. The Aviation Combat Element of the 22nd MEU, centered on Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-263, operates MV-22B Osprey, CH-53E Super Stallion, AV-8B Harrier II, AH-1W Super Cobra, and UH-1N Huey aircraft to provide assault support, logistical lift, close air support, armed escort, and command and control in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force ashore.

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#13159545

5 Jan 2026

In July 2011, the USS Bataan (LHD-5), a Wasp-class multipurpose amphibious assault ship of the U.S. Navy, operates in the Mediterranean Sea during the operational deployment of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group under U.S. 6th Fleet. It embarks with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, providing amphibious power projection, command and control, and support to maritime security operations, non-combatant evacuation operations, and regional crisis response, including the initial phases of operations related to the Libyan crisis. The naval task group consists of USS Bataan, USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), and USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41), and is augmented by elements of Amphibious Squadron 6, Naval Beach Group, Fleet Surgical Team 8, and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28. The Aviation Combat Element of the 22nd MEU, centered on Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-263, operates MV-22B Osprey, CH-53E Super Stallion, AV-8B Harrier II, AH-1W Super Cobra, and UH-1N Huey aircraft to provide assault support, logistical lift, close air support, armed escort, and command and control in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force ashore.

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#13159546

5 Jan 2026

The MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 (HSC-28) lifts off from the flight deck of USS Bataan (LHD-5) in the Mediterranean Sea in 2011 during the operational deployment of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group under U.S. Sixth Fleet in support of maritime security and amphibious operations.

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#13159547

5 Jan 2026

The MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 (HSC-28) lifts off from the flight deck of USS Bataan (LHD-5) in the Mediterranean Sea in 2011 during the operational deployment of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group under U.S. Sixth Fleet in support of maritime security and amphibious operations.

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#13159548

5 Jan 2026

The MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 (HSC-28) lifts off from the flight deck of USS Bataan (LHD-5) in the Mediterranean Sea in 2011 during the operational deployment of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group under U.S. Sixth Fleet in support of maritime security and amphibious operations.

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#13159549

5 Jan 2026

MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-263 lift off from the flight deck of USS Bataan (LHD-5) in the Mediterranean Sea in 2011 during the operational deployment of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group under U.S. Sixth Fleet in support of amphibious and maritime security operations.

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