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Composite image of Wallacea€™s giant bee (Megachile pluto) with European honey bee (Apis melifera)

Composite image of Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) with European honey bee (Apis melifera). This is the world's largest bee, which is approximately 4 times larger than a European honey bee. One of the first images of a living member of this species. Mollucas, Indonesia. January 2019

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Honeybee (Apis mellifera) with full pollen baskets and pollen on head, thorax and abdomen

Honeybee (Apis mellifera) with full pollen baskets and pollen on head, thorax and abdomen. Bee withdrawing from Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) flower after nectaring. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. February

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