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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee

Megachile ligniseca

Near Threatened

About

A large, dark leafcutter bee that nests in rotten wood and dead tree stumps across Europe. Females cut large leaf pieces from roses, birch, and willows.

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Did You Know?

Unlike most leafcutter bees that use pre-existing holes, it chews its own nest cavities directly into soft rotten wood.