Leaf Cutter Bee foraging for nectar and pollen

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Leaf-cutter Bees nest in holes in plant stems, dead wood, cliffs or old walls. They famously cut discs out of leaves (they particularly like roses), gluing them together with saliva in order to build the 'cells' in which their larvae live.

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Size: 5401px × 3598px
Location: Crawley, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Antony Cooper / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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