Honey bee (Apis mellifera) gathering nectar and pollen from a Butterfly-weed flower (Asclepias tuberosa.) Closeup.

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Size: 3652px × 2608px
Location: Long Island, New York
Photo credit: © Maria Hoffman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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