Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 796 No. 796 |
Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees whose pollen-carrying structure (called a scopa) is restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than mostly or exclusively on the hind legs as in other bee families). Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason bees and leafcutter bees, reflecting the materials from which they build their nest cells (soil or leaves, respectively); a few collect plant or animal hairs and fibers, and are called...
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arthropods("phylum: Arthropods"):::active
arthropods-->insects("class: Insects"):::active
insects-->narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees("suborder: Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees"):::active
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->ants("family: Ants")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->bembix-rostrata(["species: Bembix rostrata"])
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->cellophane-bees("genus: Cellophane Bees")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->cuckoo-wasps("family: Cuckoo Wasps")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->european-beewolf(["species: European beewolf"])
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->honey-bees-bumble-bees-and-allies("family: Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->hornets-paper-wasps-potter-wasps-and-allies("family: Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->ichneumonid-wasps("family: Ichneumonid Wasps")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->lindenius-albilabris(["species: Lindenius albilabris"])
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->masked-bees("genus: Masked Bees")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees==>mason-leafcutter-carder-and-resin-bees("family: Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees"):::active
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->mining-bees("genus: Mining Bees")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->oxybelus("genus: Oxybelus")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->sweat-bees("family: Sweat Bees")
narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees-.->thread-waisted-wasps("family: Thread-waisted Wasps")
click ants href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/ants/"
click bembix-rostrata href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/bembix-rostrata/"
click cellophane-bees href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/cellophane-bees/"
click cuckoo-wasps href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/cuckoo-wasps/"
click european-beewolf href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/european-beewolf/"
click honey-bees-bumble-bees-and-allies href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/honey-bees-bumble-bees-and-allies/"
click hornets-paper-wasps-potter-wasps-and-allies href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/hornets-paper-wasps-potter-wasps-and-allies/"
click ichneumonid-wasps href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/ichneumonid-wasps/"
click lindenius-albilabris href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/lindenius-albilabris/"
click masked-bees href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/masked-bees/"
click mason-leafcutter-carder-and-resin-bees href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/mason-leafcutter-carder-and-resin-bees/"
click mining-bees href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/mining-bees/"
click oxybelus href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/oxybelus/"
click sweat-bees href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/sweat-bees/"
click thread-waisted-wasps href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/thread-waisted-wasps/"
click arthropods href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/"
click insects href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/"
click narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees/"
This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Explained as easy as pie — the exciting adventures of ants“
Discover the fascinating lifestyles and adventures of ants in their well-organized colonies.
