North American Bee (IMAGE)

American Museum of Natural History

North American Bee

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The cleptoparasitic bee Coelioxys sayi, shown here, is widely distributed in North America and parasitizes Megachile leaf-cutter bees. This photo was taken in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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AMNH/J. S. Ascher

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