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Description
Typically round and dark-bodied with light-colored hair bands on the abdomen; females have pollen-carying hairs on the underside of the abdomen
Species
Family:
Megachilidae
Genus:
Megachile
Species:
many
Native to Florida?
Most native to Florida
Size
medium-large
3-6 mm very small - small bees, i.e., sweat bees
7-10 mm medium bodied bees, i.e., honey bees
11+ mm- large bodied bees, i.e., carpenter and bumblebees
Nesting
above-ground cavities (primarily)
Behavior
Foraging Period
variable
Sociality
solitary
Known For
Cutting round segments of leaves used to line their nest cells
Plants