Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, resting on a Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) leaf in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, hovering near Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flower spike as it patrols its territory in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, flying in to attack a Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers within its territory in garden, Wiltshir...
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, attacking a Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers within its territory in garden, Wiltshire, UK. Jul...
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, flying in to attack a Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers within its territory in garden, Wiltshir...
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) female, scraping hairs from Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) to use as nesting material, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) female, nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) female, nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wool carder bees (Anthidium manicatum) pair, male mating with female as she nectars on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Fork-tailed flower bee (Anthophora furcata) female, nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
