Blue banded bee. Macrophotograph of the head of a blue banded bee (Amegilla sp.). The long tongue has a brushed tip designed to lap nectar and pollen.
Blue banded bee. Macrophotograph of the head of a blue banded bee (Amegilla sp.). The long tongue has a brushed tip designed to lap nectar and pollen. Also visible are the mouthparts which create a tube for sucking up nectar when it is plentiful. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: an organisation dedicated to identifying, cataloguing and monitoring bees and other insect species.
Size: 3794px × 4670px
Photo credit: © US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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