A Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee (Megachile pugnata) is actively gathering pollen from a vibrant purple Musk Thistle Carduus nutans flower in Colorado.

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Location: Colorad
Photo credit: © Rachel Kolokoff Hopper / Alamy / Afripics
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