Bee-fly feeding on mountain scabious. Close-up of a bee-fly (Bombylius sp.) feeding on Canary mountain scabious (Pterocephalus dumetorum) flowers. Pho

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Bee-fly feeding on mountain scabious. Close-up of a bee-fly (Bombylius sp.) feeding on Canary mountain scabious (Pterocephalus dumetorum) flowers. Photographed in Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Photo credit: © DR. JOHN BRACKENBURY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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