Dusky / White-banded rock ants (Formica fusca) dragging Heather mining bee (Andrena fuscipes) up a sandy slope towards their nest in Dorset heathland

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Dusky / White-banded rock ants (Formica fusca) dragging a Heather mining bee (Andrena fuscipes) up a sandy slope towards their nest in heathland, Godlingston Heath, Dorset, UK, August.

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Size: 3468px × 2601px
Location: Godlingston Common, Dorset, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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