hairy footed flower bee Anthophora plumipes. Female collecting pollen from a red japonica flower. Females are black

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Size: 5100px × 3387px
Location: Oxfordshire, UK
Photo credit: © Julian Brooks / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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