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solitary bee

insect behavior

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bees

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Most bees are solitary, or nonsocial, in habit and do not live in colonies. In these species each female makes her own nest (usually a burrow in the ground) and provisions it. Among such bees there are no castes. Some solitary bees make chimneys or turrets at the…
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life cycle of hymenopterans

In Hymenoptera: Solitary forms
…of the superfamily Apoidea are solitary bees, with each female making her own nest (usually a burrow in the ground) and provisioning it. Among such bees there are no castes (worker, queen). The female bee constructs cells—each of which is an enclosed space provided with a supply of pollen and…
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