Bee abstract

A Megachile species Bee, resting on a leaf between foraging, or perhaps about to cut a piece of leaf out of this plant. Megachile is a solitary bee living alone in a hole in the ground or crevice in a tree. They do not form hive colonies nor store honey. Also called Leafcutter Bees as they cut neat round pieces out of plant leaves which they use as construction material in their nest. They are useful pollinators of alfalfa and other crops having been introduced to North America and Australia for this purpose.