Face-full!
This Soldier Beetle, Cantharis rustica, has collected a face-full of pollinia from the flowers of this Twayblade orchid. I've seen ants similarly adorned and I'm beginning to think that quite a variety of insects may be involved in the pollination of this particular orchid. It must be really uncomfortable to be 'used' like this!
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