Bumblebee drinking. Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) drinking rainwater off a leaf. An orange mite is visible on its thorax. Photographed in

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Bumblebee drinking. Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) drinking rainwater off a leaf. An orange mite is visible on its thorax. Photographed in Italy.

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Size: 5157px × 3425px
Photo credit: © PAUL HARCOURT DAVIES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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