Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female flying with a leaf to seal her nest in a drilled hole in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, UK, July

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Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female flying towards an insect hotel with a leaf to seal her nest in a drilled hole with, Wiltshire garden, UK, July.

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Size: 8256px × 5504px
Location: Wiltshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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