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humblegrub · 8 months

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leafcutter bee song (unintentional)

see the video on tiktok here

#bugs #bugblr #insects #insect #bug #entomology #found elsewhere and uploaded by me #tiktok #bee #leafcutter bee #hymenoptera #bees #solitary bees

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mushbeast · 7 months

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silvery leaf cutter bee

#invertober #invertober2023 #leafcutter bee #bug art #bug illustration #my art #procreate

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terra-bunny · 11 months

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Seeing this leafcutter bee absolutely made my day.

Leafcutter bees are solitary and use these leaf circles to build their nests. The leaves are formed into small cups, into each of which pollen/nectar and an egg are deposited, and then another leaf section is used to seal up the cell.

#bees #insects #entomology #biology #leafcutter bee #ecology

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sixteenseveredhands · 1 month

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Rare images of a leafcutter bee sharing its nest with a wolfspider:

These photographs were taken in Queensland, Australia, by an amateur photographer named Laurence Sanders.

The leafcutter bee (Megachile macularis) can be seen fetching freshly-cut leaves, which she uses to line the inner walls of her nest. The wolfspider moves aside, allowing the bee to enter the nest, and then simply watches as the leaf is positioned along the inner wall.

After inspecting the nest together, they return to their resting positions -- sitting side-by-side in the entryway to the nest.

The bee seems completely at ease in the presence of the wolfspider, which is normally a voracious predator, and the spider seems equally unfazed by the fact that it shares its burrow with an enormous bee.

This arrangement is completely unheard of, and the images are a fascinating sight to behold.

Sources & More Info:

Brisbane Times: The Odd Couple: keen eye spies bee and spider bedfellows in 'world-first'

iNaturalist: Megachile macularis

#entomology #arachnology #leafcutter bee #wolfspider #symbiosis #cool animals #cool bugs #bees #spiders #nature #cute #insects #arachnids #australia #props to the photographer #laurence sanders #this is a cute couple #but their babies would be terrifying

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bowelfly · 1 year

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"oh my god look at daisy" "is she's doing the tongue thing again?" "you know it" "i mean... it works, you gotta admit"

my part of an art trade with @solidagold

linework under the cut because i also like how it looks unshaded

#bflyart #bug people #butch bugs #megachilidae #curculionidae #leafcutter bee #weevil

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onenicebugperday · 10 months

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@ghoulhugs submitted: This adorable tiny leaf cutter bee took a rest on my hand for a bit 😊

This bee is so cute I'm going to weep for 15 hours

#animals #insects #bugs #submission #bee #leafcutter bee

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flowerishness · 6 months

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Calendula officinalis (pot marigold) and Megachilidae (leafcutter bee)

Pot marigolds are originally from Southern Europe and they've been cultivated for thousands of years, not only as a pretty flower but also as a medicinal herb. Marigolds were used extensively in ancient Roman, Greek, Middle Eastern and Indian cuisines and extracts were also used in dyes and cosmetics. The 'pot' in pot marigold refers to a cooking pot.

Leafcutter bees can be a little hard to identify from the top but if they stick their abdomen up in the air (photo 4) you can see the specialized hairs called scopa which they use to store pollen. If these bees start chewing holes in you garden plants, insecticides won't do any good. Leafcutter bees don't eat leaves - they use them as building material for their ground nests. Like any self-respecting bee, leafcutter bees go straight for the nectar and pollen, and show absolutely zero interest in the salad menu.

#flowers #photographers on tumblr #marigold #calendula #leafcutter bee #fleurs #flores #fiori #blumen #bloemen #vancouver

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vintagewildlife · 3 months

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Sleeping leafcutter bee By: Fritz Schremmer From: Natural History Magazine 1962

#leafcutter bee #bee #hymenopteran #insect #arthropod #invertebrate #1962 #1960s #Fritz Schremmer #Natural History Magazine

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herpsandbirds · 9 months

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Leaf-cutting Cuckoo Bees (Coelioxys sp.), family Megachilidae, in an upside down sleeping position on a stem, Quezon City, Philippines

photograph by Dix Balino

#leafcutter bee #cuckoo bee #bee #hymenoptera #insect #entomology #coelioxys #megachilidae #asia #animals #nature

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peterarkledrawings · 9 months

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#peterarkle #drawing #illustration #ink #drawings #peter arkle #Peter Arkle #leafcutter bee #bee #leaves #insect art

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wizardweevil · 4 days

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weird horse 4

#another carousel bug #Megachile #megachile bee #leaf cutter bee #leafcutter bee #insect #bugs #bug art #digital art #art #artists on tumblr

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clannfearrunt · 7 months

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LOOK at the leafcutter bee cutting a flower she’s so wonderful and skilled and also she did land on my shirt before doing this what a wonderful little animal

#I approached her thinking she was another hoverfly #Con stop yapping #bugs #insects #bees #leafcutter bee #hymenoptera

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thesingingbullfrog · 8 months

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