Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) female. European beetle in the family Meloidae, a nest parasite of solitary bees

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Size: 4801px × 3201px
Location: Bath, UK
Photo credit: © Ian Redding / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, bees, beetle, black, british, coleoptera, european, fauna, female, grass, ground, insect, invertebrate, large, meadow, meloe, meloidae, nature, oil, parasite, parasitic, proscarabaeus, solitary, somerset, uk, violet