Mining bee. Macrophotograph of the abdomen of a male mining bee of the species Andrena fulvipennis. This is a very rare species, only found in permane

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Mining bee. Macrophotograph of the abdomen of a male mining bee of the species Andrena fulvipennis. This is a very rare species, only found in permanently sandy locations. This specimen is from the United States. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: an organisation dedicated to identifying, cataloguing and monitoring bees and other insect species.

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Size: 2817px × 3107px
Photo credit: © US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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