Wasp on Queen - _TNY_6789

Some sort of eusocial wasp (Vespula sp.) on the center of a pretty, if somewhat prickly, flower known as the queen of the alps (Eryngium alpinum).

 

For a shot showing the entire flower (but without the wasp), please have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/37051901551/

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