A Leaf-Cutter Bee - Megachile centuncularis, sealing its nest cavity with a piece of leaf from a rose bush.

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This female leaf-cutter bee has constructed her nest in an old drilled hole in a house wall. She is sealing the burrow with a neatly-cut piece of leaf from a rose bush. These bees collect pollen in hairs under their abdomen, rather than in pollen sacs.

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Size: 5200px × 3467px
Location: Warwickshire, UK
Photo credit: © Edward Phillips / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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