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Nadeem Badshah

‘Witch bee’ riding tiny broomstick to feature in Attenborough’s Wild Isles

Mason bee flying carrying a grass stalk
The Wild Isles crew captured the two-coloured mason bee collecting up to 100 sticks of grass. Photograph: John Walters/Silverback Films/BBC/PA

A bee that seems to be riding a tiny broomstick will be among the creatures to feature in Sir David Attenborough’s Wild Isles BBC series on Sunday.

In the third episode of the five-part-series, viewers can take a closer look at grassland habitats and many of its inhabitants, including the mason bee.

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