A close-up of an oil beetle (Meloe proscarabeus) clambering about in heather on a moorland habitat. Larvae of the oil beetle feed on pollen and nectar
A close-up of an oil beetle (Meloe proscarabeus) clambering about in heather on a moorland habitat. Larvae of the oil beetle feed on pollen and nectar collected by ground nesting bees having hitched a ride with the bee from a flower to the bees nest. Photographed in Somerset, UK, in April.
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Photo credit: © HEATH MCDONALD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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