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Coelioxys sodalis, M, Side, NY, Pullout by river

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Coelioxys sodalis, M, Side, NY, Pullout by river

This is the male of a species that parasitizes Megachile (leaf cutter nests) by laying their eggs in the nest of the host, after which the young Coelioxys sodalis emerges and kills the host larvae and consumes the pollen and nectar of the host's young. About 20% of all bees work on this model. This particular bee is a northern and mountain one, collected on an expedition to the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Photograph by Brooke Alexander.

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