A violet European carpenter bee, Xylocopa violacea, in flight and soaking up nectar of the wildflower common soapwort, Saponaria officinalis, Germany

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Size: 5129px × 4098px
Location: Rhineland, Germany
Photo credit: © Katho Menden / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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