Alfalfa leafcutter bee 'Megachile rotundata Fab.' , depositing her eggs, pollen & nectar into artificial nest cavitiy on nesting board.
Alfalfa leafcutter bee 'Megachile rotundata Fab.' , depositing her eggs, pollen & nectar into artificial nest cavitiy on nesting board, capped & sealed opening with cut leaves. (larvae to consume pollen), crop pollination, Alfalfa field, seed prodiuction for alfalfa,, Oregon, United States, USA.
Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Oregon, United States.
Photo credit: © inga spence / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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