Title

Mason bee

Caption

Mason bee, builder bee (Osmia cornuta), laden with pollen and nectar, entering nest in hollow stem at insect hotel for solitary bees, Belgium, Europe

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Philippe Clement

Reference

BRK23F64_094

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34,5Mb (900,5Kb) / 14,2in x 9,4in / 4256 x 2832 (300dpi)

Keywords

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