Leaf Cutter Cuckoo Bee

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The larvae of Coelioxys species kill the host larvae and feed on the host’s pollen provisions

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: West Sussex, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Antony Cooper / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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