Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male flying towards Lamb’s ear (Stachys byzantina) flower spike to dislodge a plant sucking bug in its territory

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Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male flying towards a Lamb’s ear (Stachys byzantina) flower spike to dislodge a plant sucking bug as it patrols its territory in a garden flowerbed, Wiltshire, UK, July.

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Size: 5081px × 3811px
Location: Wiltshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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