Willughby's leafcutter bee, Megachile willughbiella, male, in bee hotel

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Showing the quadridentate mandibles & expanded fore-tarsi which characterise this species.

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Size: 3126px × 2084px
Location: Telford, UK
Photo credit: © David W. Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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