A macro shot of a female hoverfly Volucella pellucens seen nectaring on a thistle flower in late summer

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Size: 3026px × 2017px
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Photo credit: © AlamyTim82 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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