Chimney bee. Macrophotograph of the hind quarters of a male chimney bee of the species Ancyloscelis apiformis. The striped abdomen can be seen and the

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Chimney bee. Macrophotograph of the hind quarters of a male chimney bee of the species Ancyloscelis apiformis. The striped abdomen can be seen and the back legs, with expanded femurs. Bees of this genus are found from the southwestern United States to southern South America. 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: 3218px × 2763px
Photo credit: © US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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