An ant, covered in pollen, is pollinating a Linum pubescens, (the hairy pink flax), flower while collecting nectar. The plant is annual and blooms in

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An ant, covered in pollen, is pollinating a Linum pubescens, (the hairy pink flax), flower while collecting nectar. The plant is annual and blooms in the spring. Photographed at the Lotz Cisterns in The Negev Desert Israel in March

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Size: 5150px × 3433px
Location: Lotz Cisterns, Israel
Photo credit: © Yotam Jacobson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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