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    • Coral connections, by Alex Mustard, UK. Photograph: Alex Mustard/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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    Wildlife photographer of the year 2023 – preview

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    Mason bee at work. by Solvin Zankl, Germany: Highly commended, behaviour: invertebrates

    Photograph: Solvin Zankl/Wildlife photographer of the year
    Photograph: Solvin Zankl/Wildlife photographer of the year

    Zankl captured a two-coloured mason bee building the roof of its nest. Zankl knew the bee was memorising landmarks around the nest so it could find it again. So as not to disorientate it, he edged his equipment closer each time it left. After two hours, the bee was using his equipment as a landmark. Two-coloured mason bees use snail shells for egg laying. They pack the shell with pollen and nectar for their larvae, then seal it with grass and sticky saliva. Humans sometimes consider snails pests, but this species could not survive without them. Location: Near Witzenhausen, Hesse, Germany

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