Female large-headed resin bee (Heriades truncorum) sealing the hole she has laid her eggs in on this bee hotel.

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Size: 3466px × 5200px
Location: Kent, England, UK
Photo credit: © Evan Bowen-Jones / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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