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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 494 No. 494 |

Common Masked Bee
Common Masked Bee (Hylaeus communis) – species of genus “Masked Bees“

Hylaeus communis is a Palearctic species of solitary bee.

Ancestry Graph

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„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

„Common Masked Bee“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily