Buff-tailed bumblebee Bomubus terrestris, feeding on a common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) as it excretes waste mid-flight.

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Buff-tailed bumblebee Bomubus terrestris, feeding on a common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) as it excretes waste mid-flight, St. Mary's Isles of Scilly, May

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Size: 3456px × 5184px
Location: The Garrison, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, UK.
Photo credit: © Ed Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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