Courtship and mating behaviour of Sphecodes pellucidus (or the Sandpit Blood-bee), a species of solitary bee found on sand dunes and heathland.

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Size: 4224px × 2816px
Location: Bogside, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Photo credit: © Marco McGinty / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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