Phacelia tanacetifolia, or scorpion flower, and bumble bees, Bombus terrestris.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Coastal Plain West Sussex England UK
Photo credit: © Lesley Pardoe / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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