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Nomada australis, F, Side, NY, Kings County
Nomada australis, F, Side, NY, Kings County
A nest parasite of a bee. This species lays its eggs in the nests of Agapostemon bees, where it kills the host larva and then eats the stores placed there by the host female. We all know people like this. Bee was collected in New York City as part of a survey of bees of Gateway National Recreation Area. Photograph by Brooke Alexander. Original public domain image from Flickr
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