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14-JUN-2011 Christine Hanrahan

Leaf-cutter bee (megachilid) on corn gromwell

Megachilids are amongst my favourites of all the bees. Maybe it is because, unlike most bees, they carry pollen on their abdomen, as you can clearly see here. This is the bee half turned belly-up as she reaches for nectar in this corn gromwell. Note how yellow with pollen her abdomen is. I was also interested in seeing the corn gromwell being used as a nectar source.

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