Small mating ball of the Ivy Bee at Ecclestone Glen, East Sussex one of their first recorded UK sites

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Small mating ball of the Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) at Ecclestone Glen, East Sussex one of their first recorded UK sites

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Size: 5200px × 3454px
Location: Ecclestone Glen, Hastings, East Sussex
Photo credit: © Nigel Sawyer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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