Close up of a pair of Red Cardinal Beetles mating on a purple thistle

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Size: 4798px × 3199px
Location: Trentside, Gunthorpe, Nottingham NG14 7FB, UK
Photo credit: © Steven Bramall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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