A White-tailed Bumble Bee gathers pollen from the flower of a Woolly Thistle. Bees are essential for the pollination process of many flowering plants
A White-tailed Bumble Bee gathers pollen from the flower of a Woolly Thistle. Bees are essential for the pollination process of many flowering plants and there decline is a serious problem for 30%of the worlds edible crops
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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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