Sandpit mining bee. Macrophotograph of the head of a sandpit mining bee (Andrena barbilabris). This is a very widespread species found in sandy habita

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Sandpit mining bee. Macrophotograph of the head of a sandpit mining bee (Andrena barbilabris). This is a very widespread species found in sandy habitats such as heathland, heathy woodland, sandpits and coastal dunes. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: an organisation dedicated to identifying, cataloguing and monitoring bees and other insect species.

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Size: 5137px × 3424px
Photo credit: © US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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