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leaf-cutter bee

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Noun1.leaf-cutter bee - bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nestleaf-cutter bee - bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest
leaf-cutter, leaf-cutting bee
bee - any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
genus Megachile, Megachile - type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees
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They include mining bees, mason bees, leaf-cutter bees, carpenter bees, carder bees, masked bees, sweat bees and bumblebees.
The bees' knees by New Internationalist
OCCASIONAL PESTS If you find deep circular holes along leaf margins, these are from leaf-cutter bees.
Be good to the humble bee; your garden How gardeners can help save ... by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
One, a leaf-cutter bee in the genus Osmia, is in the same family (Megachilidae) as the Anthidium bee and has similar traits.
Bees and the Lane Mountain milk-vetch by Rutherford, Connie / Endangered Species Update
 
 
 
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