Silvery leafcutter bee (Megachile leachella) female entering its nest burrow in coastal dunes with a circle of leaf it has cut to line its nest cells

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Silvery leafcutter bee (Megachile leachella) female entering its nest burrow in coastal dunes with a circle of leaf it has cut to line its nest cells with, Dorset, UK, July.

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Size: 3470px × 2603px
Location: Dorset, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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