Chocolate mining bee (Andrena scotica) emerging from her nest burrow in a garden law, preparing to take off after stocking brood cells with pollen, UK

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Chocolate mining bee (Andrena scotica) emerging from her nest burrow in a garden lawn and preparing to take off after stocking brood cells with pollen, Wiltshire garden, UK, April.

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Size: 3448px × 2586px
Location: Box, Wiltshire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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