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Megachile rotundata<\/h3>\n
The leaf cutter bee \"?\"<\/span>\"\u2702\ufe0f\"<\/span>\"?\"<\/span><\/div>\n
Megachile rotundata is a solitary bee of the Megachilidae family, which includes bees called leafcutters and masons, because they build their nests in makeshift cavities: underground, in rock crevices, reeds, hollow stems and even shells \"?\"<\/span>.<\/div>\n
The female of Megachile rotundata uses her strong jaws to cut pieces of leaves \"\u2702\ufe0f\"<\/span>\"?\"<\/span> and petals which she uses to build the cells in which she lays her eggs.<\/div>\n
She is a skilled pollinator \"?\"<\/span>\"?\"<\/span> of alfalfa, carrots, other vegetables and some fruits.<\/div>\n
\"\u2049\ufe0f\"<\/span> Did you know? \"?\"<\/span><\/div>\n
Megachile rotundata has been introduced as a pollinator and bred in many parts of the world to help farmers \"?\u200d?\"<\/span>.<\/div>\n
LIFE Programme<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
#LIFEprogramme<\/a> #LIFEproject<\/a> #EUpollinators<\/a> #Natura2000<\/a><\/div>\n
#Megachile<\/a> #pollinators<\/a> #bees<\/a><\/div>\n
Photo Graham Wise from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons<\/div>\n
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