Closeup of nurse honey bees investigating an emerging honey bee from its wax capped brood cell. (Apis mellifera)

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Size: 3303px × 3141px
Location: Long Island, New York
Photo credit: © Maria Hoffman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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