Nick Upton / Female Willoughby's leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) flying to its nest in an insect hotel, carrying a piece of leaf, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Female Willoughby's leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) flying to its nest in an insect hotel, carrying a piece of leaf, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Female Willoughby's leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) flying to its nest in an insect hotel, carrying a piece of leaf, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Female Willoughby's leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) sealing the entrance to its nest in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Female Willoughby's leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) flying to its nest in an insect hotel and adjusting the seal, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Female Willoughby's leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) sealing the entrance to its nest in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Slow motion shot of a female Willoughby's leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) flying to its nest in an insect hotel with a circular section of leaf, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Slow motion shot of a female Willoughby's leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) flying to its nest in an insect hotel, with pollen stuck to the long hairs under its abdomen, Wiltshire, England, UK,...
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Nick Upton / Leafcutter / Rose-cutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) using a circular section of a Rose leaf it has just cut to seal its nest in a Bamboo tube in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, UK, July.