Plasterer bee
Lord Vetinari
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Colletes sp. bee feeding on ox-eye daisy.
Explanation of name from Wiki - "The Colletidae are a family of bees, and are often referred to collectively as plasterer bees or polyester bees, due to the method of smoothing the walls of their nest cells with secretions applied with their mouthparts; these secretions dry into a cellophane-like lining."
Brian V.
Explanation of name from Wiki - "The Colletidae are a family of bees, and are often referred to collectively as plasterer bees or polyester bees, due to the method of smoothing the walls of their nest cells with secretions applied with their mouthparts; these secretions dry into a cellophane-like lining."
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