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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Patchwork Leafcutter Bee

Megachile centuncularis

About

A solitary bee that neatly cuts oval pieces from rose and other leaves to line its nest cells. The characteristic semicircular cuts it leaves on leaves are a familiar garden sight.

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Did You Know?

Each nest cell requires around 15 precisely cut leaf pieces to construct.