Ptilothrix bombiformis, known generally as the hibiscus bee or eastern digger bee, is a species of solitary chimney bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the eastern United States and, rarely, in s

The metasoma is the posterior part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts, the other two being the prosoma and the mesosoma. In insects, it contains most of the dig