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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

Tree Bumblebee

Tree bumblebee

Garden Bumblebee

Garden bumblebee

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Buff-tailed bumblebee

White-tailed bumblebee

White-tailed bumblebee

Red-tailed bumblebee

Red-tailed bumblebee

Shrill Carder Bee

Shrill carder bee

Hornet

Hornet

tawny mining bee

Tawny mining bee

Red Mason Bee

Red mason bee

Honey Bee

Honey bee

Common Wasp

Common wasp

Patchwork Leaf-cutter Bee

Patchwork leaf-cutter bee

Giant horntail

Giant horntail

Hairy-footed flower bee (male)

Hairy-footed flower bee

Heath bumblebee

Heath bumblebee

Ruby-tailed Wasp

Ruby-tailed wasp

Common Carder Bee

Common carder bee

Early Bumblebee

Early bumblebee

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