Male wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) mating with female on lamb's ear, Stachys byzanticum (formerly Stachys lanata)

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Size: 2626px × 3281px
Location: Northwest Cumbrian coast, England, UK
Photo credit: © Vivian Russell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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