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Leaf-cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female carrying cut leaf section back to bamboo tube in garden bee hotel, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July
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Andy Sands / Leaf-cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female carrying cut leaf section back to bamboo tube in garden bee hotel, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July
Leaf-cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) male flying around garden bee hotel looking for female, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June
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Andy Sands / Leaf-cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) male flying around garden bee hotel looking for female, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June
Leaf-cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female carrying dead leaf section back to plug the end of bamboo tube in garden bee hotel, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July
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Andy Sands / Leaf-cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female carrying dead leaf section back to plug the end of bamboo tube in garden bee hotel, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July
Leaf-cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female carrying cut leaf section back to bamboo tube in garden bee hotel, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July
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Andy Sands / Leaf-cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female carrying cut leaf section back to bamboo tube in garden bee hotel, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July
Leaf cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female cutting a leaf section, Hertfordshire, England, UK. August
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Andy Sands / Leaf cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female cutting a leaf section, Hertfordshire, England, UK. August
Leaf cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female cutting a leaf section, Hertfordshire, England, UK. August
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Andy Sands / Leaf cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female cutting a leaf section, Hertfordshire, England, UK. August
Leaf cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female cutting a leaf section, Hertfordshire, England, UK. August
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Andy Sands / Leaf cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female cutting a leaf section, Hertfordshire, England, UK. August
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, pushing out wood shavings she has cut while enlarging a nest burrow in an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, pushing out wood shavings she has cut while enlarging a nest burrow in an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, sealing her nest in an insect hotel with a leaf circle she has cut from a Rose bush, Wiltshire garden, UK. June.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, sealing her nest in an insect hotel with a leaf circle she has cut from a Rose bush, Wiltshire garden, UK. June.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, looking out from her nest burrow in an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, looking out from her nest burrow in an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, attacking another bee she is competing with for a nest burrow within an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, attacking another bee she is competing with for a nest burrow within an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, removing a leaf circle brought by another bee competing for the same nest hole in an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, removing a leaf circle brought by another bee competing for the same nest hole in an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, attacking another bee she is competing with for a nest burrow within an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, attacking another bee she is competing with for a nest burrow within an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, removing the remains of an old Leafcutter bee nest in an insect hotel before building her own, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, removing the remains of an old Leafcutter bee nest in an insect hotel before building her own, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, nectaring on Salvia flowers, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, nectaring on Salvia flowers, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) nectaring on Water mint (Mentha aquatica) flowerhead in a garden pond, Wiltshire, UK. August.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) nectaring on Water mint (Mentha aquatica) flowerhead in a garden pond, Wiltshire, UK. August.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, using her large jaws to repel a male as it approaches her nest burrow within an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK. August.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, using her large jaws to repel a male as it approaches her nest burrow within an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK. August.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, using her large jaws to repel a male hovering close to her nest burrow within an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, using her large jaws to repel a male hovering close to her nest burrow within an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, flying towards an insect hotel carrying a leaf to seal her nest, Wiltshire garden, UK. July
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, flying towards an insect hotel carrying a leaf to seal her nest, Wiltshire garden, UK. July
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) male, resting on an insect hotel searching for a mate, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) male, resting on an insect hotel searching for a mate, Wiltshire garden, UK. July.
Shiny-vented sharp-tail bee (Coelioxys inermis) entering a bamboo tube in an insect hotel to parasitise a partially completed nest of a Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca), Wiltshire gar...
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Nick Upton / Shiny-vented sharp-tail bee (Coelioxys inermis) entering a bamboo tube in an insect hotel to parasitise a partially completed nest of a Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca), Wiltshire gar...
Mason wasp / Potter wasp (Ancistrocerus sp.) entering its nest hole in an insect hotel close to a Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) entering a larger bamboo tube, Wiltshire garden, UK....
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Nick Upton / Mason wasp / Potter wasp (Ancistrocerus sp.) entering its nest hole in an insect hotel close to a Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) entering a larger bamboo tube, Wiltshire garden, UK....
Home-made insect hotel with a range of Bamboo stems and drilled hole sizes for different species, with many completed nests of Wood-carving leafcutter bees (Megachile ligniseca) and a variety of Potte...
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Nick Upton / Home-made insect hotel with a range of Bamboo stems and drilled hole sizes for different species, with many completed nests of Wood-carving leafcutter bees (Megachile ligniseca) and a variety of Potte...
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) nest cell with an exit hole chewed out in spring, probably by emerging parasitic Chalcid wasps (Pteromalus sp.), whose larvae develop inside Leafcutte...
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) nest cell with an exit hole chewed out in spring, probably by emerging parasitic Chalcid wasps (Pteromalus sp.), whose larvae develop inside Leafcutte...
Two Wood-carving leafcutter bees (Megachile ligniseca) entering hand-made insect hotel, showing a range of bamboo stems and drilled hole sizes for different species, in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Two Wood-carving leafcutter bees (Megachile ligniseca) entering hand-made insect hotel, showing a range of bamboo stems and drilled hole sizes for different species, in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) male, resting outside insect hotel searching for a mate, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) male, resting outside insect hotel searching for a mate, Wiltshire, UK. July.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) male, resting outside insect hotel searching for a mate, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) male, resting outside insect hotel searching for a mate, Wiltshire, UK. July.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) male, flying towards female entering nest hole in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) male, flying towards female entering nest hole in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, UK. July.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, at entrance to nest in an insect hotel carrying a leaf to seal nest, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, at entrance to nest in an insect hotel carrying a leaf to seal nest, Wiltshire, UK. July.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, at entrance to nest in an insect hotel carrying a leaf to seal nest, Wiltshire, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female, at entrance to nest in an insect hotel carrying a leaf to seal nest, Wiltshire, UK. July.
Leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) nest cells, cocoons wrapped in leaves, in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, UK. October.
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Nick Upton / Leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) nest cells, cocoons wrapped in leaves, in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, UK. October.
Leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) nest cells, cocoons wrapped in leaves, in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, UK. October.
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Nick Upton / Leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) nest cells, cocoons wrapped in leaves, in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, UK. October.
Cross section of insect hotel showing Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) nest cells, cocoons wrapped in leaves, Wiltshire, UK. October.
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Nick Upton / Cross section of insect hotel showing Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) nest cells, cocoons wrapped in leaves, Wiltshire, UK. October.
Cross section of insect hotel showing Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) nest cells, cocoons wrapped in leaves, Wiltshire, UK. October.
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Nick Upton / Cross section of insect hotel showing Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) nest cells, cocoons wrapped in leaves, Wiltshire, UK. October.
Cross section of insect hotel showing Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) nest cells, cocoons wrapped in leaves, Wiltshire, UK. October.
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Nick Upton / Cross section of insect hotel showing Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) nest cells, cocoons wrapped in leaves, Wiltshire, UK. October.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female flying with a leaf to seal her nest in an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female flying with a leaf to seal her nest in an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK
Leaf cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) using insect house to nest in, North Norfolk, UK.
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David Tipling / Leaf cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) using insect house to nest in, North Norfolk, UK.
A Leaf cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) nesting in an insect house, North Norfolk, UK
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David Tipling / A Leaf cutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) nesting in an insect house, North Norfolk, UK
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female in flight, carrying leaf to line brood cell in insect hotel. Wiltshire, England, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female in flight, carrying leaf to line brood cell in insect hotel. Wiltshire, England, UK. July.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female entering nest hole in insect hotel, it has enlarged the hole by scraping out wood fibres. Wiltshire, England, UK. June.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female entering nest hole in insect hotel, it has enlarged the hole by scraping out wood fibres. Wiltshire, England, UK. June.
Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female carrying leaf to line brood cell into nest hole in insect hotel. Wiltshire, England, UK. June.
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Nick Upton / Wood-carving leafcutter bee (Megachile ligniseca) female carrying leaf to line brood cell into nest hole in insect hotel. Wiltshire, England, UK. June.