Carpenter Bees in Coitus on a Branch

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These Eastern Carpenter Bees were clinging to eachother while dangling from a branch while resting between matings

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Size: 3427px × 5120px
Location: Michigan,
Photo credit: © Nick Michaluk / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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