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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 419 No. 419 |

Rampion Scissor Bee
Rampion Scissor Bee (Chelostoma rapunculi) – species of family “Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees“

Chelostoma rapunculi is a species of hymenopteran in the family Megachilidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.

Ancestry Graph

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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Death in the garden“ Otto, the earwig, experiences an environment that is becoming increasingly dangerous due to the use of neonicotinoids and confronts the deadly consequences of these insecticides for himself and other insects.

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Death in the garden

„Rampion Scissor Bee“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily