Palo Verde
solitary bee- Most of the world’s 40,000 or so species of bees are solitary. That is, each female mates and then begins construction of underground (or within woody stems) nests that branch and end in smooth-walled cells. These cells are filled with a mixture of nectar and pollen that provide all the food required by the young larva to complete its development into an adult bee.
The Forgotten Pollinators

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5/17/02