Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) queen returning to her nest burrow in a garden lawn with full pollen sacs to provision grubs that will becom

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Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) queen returning to her nest burrow in a garden lawn with full pollen sacs to provision grubs that will become future workers for her colony, Wiltshire, UK, April.

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Size: 4402px × 3302px
Location: Box, Wiltshire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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