Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) sealing her nest burrow in an insect hotel with a purple Rose petal she has cut, Wiltshire, UK.

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Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female sealing her nest burrow in an insect hotel with a circle of purple Rose petal she has cut, Wiltshire garden, UK, July.

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Size: 5718px × 4288px
Location: Box, Wiltshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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