Black-and-gray Leaf-cutter Bee, Megachile melanophaea, scraping pollen onto abdomen from prairie thermopsis, Thermopsis rhombifolia

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Size: 5100px × 3377px
Location: Near Clear Creek Campground, Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico,
Photo credit: © Bryan Reynolds / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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