Nomad bee (Nomada sp.) gripping leaf with mandible. Unusual behaviour of wasp-like cleptoparasitic bee.

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Unusual behaviour of cleptoparasitic bee, possibly due to infection. These bees are wasp-like in appearance, and are cuckoos of Andrena species

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Photo credit: © Ian Redding / Alamy / Afripics
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