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    • Honey bee with its head into a pink flower.
    Rights: Neville Gardner Published 6 June 2012 Size: 240 KB Referencing Hub media

    This honey bee has pushed its head into a flower to search for nectar. Pollen from the stamens will rub off on its body and get carried to another flower.

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