# Macrophotography of Vespula germanica, Queen in hibernation, awaits spring to awaken and establish a new insect colony

- By: MaxNikon
- Date: 2014-02-01
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Macrophotography_of_Vespula_germanica,_Queen_in_hibernation,_awaits_spring_to_awaken_and_establish_a_new_insect_colony.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/commons/thumb/b/b7/Macrophotography_of_Vespula_germanica%2C_Queen_in_hibernation%2C_awaits_spring_to_awaken_and_establish_a_new_insect_colony.jpg/1920px-Macrophotography_of_Vespula_germanica%2C_Queen_in_hibernation%2C_awaits_spring_to_awaken_and_establish_a_new_insect_colony.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.