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Bees and wasps

A red-tailed mason bee entering her nest in an empty snail shell. She is a small, slim black bee with a fuzzy orange abdomen

Red-tailed mason bee

Bilberry bumblebee queen on hawthorn flower

Bilberry bumblebee

Ashy mining bee

Ashy mining bee

Bee wolf

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Tree bumblebee

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Heath bumblebee

Hairy-footed flower bee (male)

Hairy-footed flower bee

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Buff-tailed bumblebee

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Ruby-tailed wasp

Patchwork Leaf-cutter Bee

Patchwork leaf-cutter bee

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Common wasp

White-tailed bumblebee

White-tailed bumblebee

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Hornet

Red-tailed bumblebee

Red-tailed bumblebee

tawny mining bee

Tawny mining bee

Giant horntail

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