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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Willoughby's Leafcutter Bee

Megachile willughbiella

About

A large, furry leafcutter bee common across Europe that nests in a variety of above-ground cavities. It is named after the 17th-century English naturalist Francis Willughby.

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Did You Know?

Females have been recorded cutting leaf pieces from over 20 different plant species to construct a single nest.