Bees and Wasps
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06-3838 Bumble Bee on gorse flower with mite (next to rear leg) about to attach itself onto the bee.
L - These mites will be transported by the bee to the nest where they live of detritus and are not thought to harm the hosts. The mites were probably transported to the gorse by the previous bee which was photographed with mites a few minutes earlier.
Copyright David Forster
