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Bee wolf with prey in flight

Female bee wolves spend long periods searching around likely spots such as brambles where they hope to catch honey bees to bring back to provision their nest burrows. The bees are stung, which paralyses them, but they remain alive and provide fresh food for the bee wolf's young as they develop.

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Uploaded on August 23, 2023
Taken on August 22, 2023