Gold-fringed mason bee (Osmia aurulenta) emerging from its nest in an old snail shell (Cepaea sp.) in coastal sand dunes, Merthyr Mawr NNR, Wales, UK

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Gold-fringed mason bee (Osmia aurulenta) emerging from its nest in an old snail shell (Cepaea sp.) in coastal sand dunes, Merthyr Mawr National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, July.

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Size: 3827px × 2551px
Location: Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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