Parasitic bee. Macrophotograph of a parasitic bee (Acanthopus excellens). This is a little-known species of bee endemic to South America. Acanthopus excellens is a nest parasite of bees of the genus Centris. It is kleptoparasitic,that is,it steals food or other resources from another species. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: an organisation dedicated to identifying,cataloguing and monitoring bees and other insect species | |
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