Heather Angel / Ivy bee (Colletes hederae) males in mating swarm above garden lawn, waiting for females to emerge. Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK. September.
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Andy Sands / Heather colletes bee (Colletes succinctus) nectaring from flower of Common fleabane, Surrey, England, UK. August.
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Andy Sands / Bee (Epeolus cruciger) cleptoparasite of Colletes succinctus, resting on a Bell heather flower. It is covered in sand from where it recently entered the burrow of it's host, Surrey, England, UK. Augus...
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Andy Sands / Bee (Epeolus cruciger) cleptoparasite of Colletes succinctus, resting on a Bell heather flower. It is covered in sand from where it recently entered the burrow of it's host, Surrey, England, UK. Augus...
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Nick Upton / Heather colletes bee (Colletes succinctus) approaching its burrow in sandy bank in heathland, Dorset, UK. September.
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Nick Upton / Heather colletes bee (Colletes succinctus) starting to excavate burrow with its jaws in sandy bank in heathland, Dorset, UK. September.
