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Anthidium manicatum
Adult Megachilid Bees In Copulo
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Photographer: Bruce Marlin
ID: 0000 0000 0205 0798 (2005-02-26)Copyright © 2005 Cirrus Digital Imaging
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date of photo Apr 25, 2003
location
Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve (DuPage County, Illinois, US)family
Megachilidae
order
Hymenoptera
class Insecta
notes I believe these bees are mating - the larger male bees are constantly harrassing the females, which appear to be more interested in gathering nectar. Once the male actually 'grabs on', so to speak, he may hold the female motionless for several minutes.photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect
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Adult Megachilid Bees In Copulo (photographer)
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