Megachile pluto
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Megachile pluto, also known as Wallace's giant bee or raja ofu, is a large resin bee found in Indonesia. With a wingspan of 63.5 mm, it is the largest known living bee species. It was believed to be e
Stavenn Megachile pluto
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Megachilidae
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Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees. Characteristic traits of this family include the restriction of the pollen-carrying scopa to the entire ventral surface of the abdomen an
Megachile pluto
…Megachile pluto, also known as Wallace's giant bee or raja ofu (lit. 'king of the bees'), is a large resin bee found in Indonesia. With a wingspan of 63.5 mm (2.5 in), it is the largest known living bee species. It was believed to be extinct until several specimens…
Anthidium manicatum male
A leaf-cutter bee showing abdominal scopa
Megachile centuncularis cutting a leaf
Megachile sp. with cut leaf