Colletidae

walwyn dim, 10/02/2022 - 13:29
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Colletes hederae

 

Colletidae are a family of some 500 bees that are commonly known as the Plasterer Bees. They are medium sized bees, and furry, that coat the walls of their nest cells with secretions that dry to cellophane like substance that is both fugal resistant and waterproof.

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