Leaf-cutter Bee & Her Ball - Megachile

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Leaf-cutter Bee & Her Ball - Megachile -

Tonopah Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
March 22, 2015
Size: 14mm

NOTE: The left ocellus seems to be missing from the center of her head! Can you see it?
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Contributed by Bob Biagi on 15 April, 2015 - 8:05am
Last updated 28 November, 2021 - 9:19pm

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