Closeup of new Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) emerging from its brood cell with head, thorax, front leg, and part of its wing outside of the wax cell.

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Size: 3199px × 2292px
Location: Long Island, New York
Photo credit: © Maria Hoffman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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