A male Red-girdled Mining Bee - Andrena labiata - on a white background.

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A male Red-girdled Mining Bee - Andrena labiata - photographed on a white background. The bee is covered in pollen grains. Bees are important pollinators.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Staffordshire, UK.
Photo credit: © Edward Phillips / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: aculeate, andrena, background, bee, bug, close, close-, closeup, hymenoptera, insect, labiata, macro, male, mining, nature, pollen, pollination, pollinator, red-girdled, seasonal, shadow, solitary, studio, white, wildlife