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I had previously seen how a bachaco nest killed some plants in the garden and we even managed to run them out of the yard of the house, but I have been shocked to see that even bees and especially wasps, are able to cut the leaves of small shrubs and leguminous plants that are within reach in the field near the house of a relative, so we went on to document the exploits of the Bee Notanthidium steloides, a species of the Superfamily Apoidea with cutting jaws.
Además de recolectar néctar y polen, que almacenan en recintos bajo su abdomen conocidos como escopas, esta especie de abeja suele aprovechar su tour para recortar hojas que utiliza en la construcción de sus nidos. Por esta razón se les conoce comúnmente como la abeja cortadora de hojas. Esta herramienta del aparato bucal la podemos detallar en la siguiente fotografía, por lo que me atrevo a mencionar que sus mandíbulas son muy fuertes y grandes comparadas con el tamaño de su cabeza.
In addition to collecting nectar and pollen, which they store in enclosures under their abdomen known as scopes, this species of bee often takes advantage of their tour to trim leaves that they use in the construction of their nests. For this reason they are commonly known as the leaf-cutting bee. This tool of the oral apparatus we can detail in the following photograph, so I dare to mention that their jaws are very strong and large compared to the size of their head.
Entre sus características morfológicas resaltan las 2 bandas blancas transversales en la parte superior de su abdomen y 2 trazos de líneas que apenas comienzan en los bordes y en el centro resalta el color negro de su abdomen. Las patas son de color naranja intenso (oscuro) y una franja detrás de la cabeza (cuello), posee pilosidad abundante de color negro al frente de su cabeza.
Among its morphological characteristics stand out the 2 transversal white bands on the upper part of its abdomen and 2 lines that just start at the edges and in the center highlights the black color of its abdomen. The legs are deep orange (dark) and a stripe behind the head (neck), it has abundant black hair on the front of its head.
Decidí presentar este Boletín para resaltar 2 partes importantes de este artrópodo, en primer lugar esta especie de abeja pertenece a la Familia Megachilidae, la particular lengua larga que utiliza para recolectar néctar y polen, es mayor que la que posee la abeja común, y en segundo lugar es que poseen esa estructura externa debajo del abdomen, llamada escopa, para recolectar el polen de manera no tan eficiente, pero lo que sí se ganan la medalla de oro al ser considerada una de las abejas con mayor grado de polinizador de la región occidental de América del Sur donde habita y se desarrolla.
I decided to present this Bulletin to highlight 2 important parts of this arthropod, firstly this species of bee belongs to the Family Megachilidae, the particular long tongue used to collect nectar and pollen, is larger than that possessed by the common bee, Secondly, they have an external structure under the abdomen, called scopa, to collect pollen in a not so efficient way, but what they do earn the gold medal for being considered one of the bees with the highest degree of pollinator of the western region of South America where it lives and develops.
Rápidamente recurro a la referencia taxonómica para resaltar sus alas membranosas, por lo cual es eminente que pertenece al Orden de los himenópteros. Sus alas son traslúcidas de un color naranja en su raíz y negro hacia el extremo, similar coloración ocurre con su par de antenas.
I quickly resort to the taxonomic reference to highlight its membranous wings, for which it is eminent that it belongs to the Order of Hymenoptera. Its wings are translucent orange at the root and black towards the tip, similar coloration occurs with its pair of antennae.
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Natural and wild life remains unexplored in a high percentage, so I try to find information related to the different species of animals and plants, I focus on the text published by @aqua.nano to be 100% original, providing a small analysis of the species that I present in my Newsletter. My intention is to attract as many readers in this community as possible to know the basic characteristics of each family, genus and species that I detail in this work.
·) Megachilidae
·) Escopa
·) Anthophila
·) Notanthidium
·) Notanthidium steloides