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    Silver-washed fritillary - Gamlingay Wood NR - Sarah Lambert

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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

Bee wolf

Ivy bee

Ivy bee

Ruby-tailed Wasp

Ruby-tailed wasp

Hairy-footed flower bee (male)

Hairy-footed flower bee

Common Wasp

Common wasp

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Hornet

Hornet

tawny mining bee

Tawny mining bee

Red Mason Bee

Red mason bee

Patchwork Leaf-cutter Bee

Patchwork leaf-cutter bee

Honey Bee

Honey bee

Common Carder Bee

Common carder bee

Red-tailed bumblebee

Red-tailed bumblebee

White-tailed bumblebee

White-tailed bumblebee

Giant horntail

Giant horntail

Shrill Carder Bee

Shrill carder bee

Garden Bumblebee

Garden bumblebee

Early Bumblebee

Early bumblebee

Tree Bumblebee

Tree bumblebee

Heath bumblebee

Heath bumblebee

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