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megachile

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1. Megachile, genus Megachilenoun

   type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees

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1. Megachile

   The genus Megachile is a cosmopolitan group of solitary bees, often called leafcutter bees or leafcutting bees; it also includes the called resin bees and mortar bees. While other genera within the family Megachilidae may chew leaves or petals into fragments to build their nests, certain species within Megachile neatly cut pieces of leaves or petals, hence their common name. This is one of the largest genera of bees, with more than 1500 species in over 50 subgenera. The alfalfa leafcutter bee (Megachile rotundata) is managed on a commercial scale for crop pollination, and has been introduced by humans to various regions around the world.

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1. megachile

   Megachile is a large genus of solitary, cosmopolitan bees in the family Megachilidae, also known as leafcutter bees or mason bees. These bees are known for their distinct behavior of cutting leaves or petals, which they use to construct nests or plug entryways for protection. The females of the species typically carry pollen on the underside of their abdomen rather than on their hind legs like many other types of bees.

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1. Megachilenoun

   a leaf-cutting bee of the genus Megachilus. See Leaf cutter, under Leaf

2. Etymology: [Mega- + Gr. lip.]

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1. Megachile

   The genus Megachile is a cosmopolitan group of solitary bees, often called leafcutter bees. While other genera within the family Megachilidae may chew leaves or petals into fragments to build their nests, certain species within Megachile neatly cut pieces of leaves or petals, hence their common name. This is one of the largest genera of bees, with well over 500 species in over 50 subgenera. North America has many native Megachile species, though the imported alfalfa leafcutter bee is the only truly important species used for pollination. Nests are sometimes constructed within hollow twigs or other similarly constricted natural cavities, but often are in burrows in the ground. Nests are typically composed of single long columns of cells, the cells being sequentially constructed from the deepest portion of the tunnel outwards. The female places a supply of food and an egg in each cell, then builds a cap and a wall that separates the completed cell from the next one. The larva hatches from the egg and consumes the food supply. After moulting a few times, it spins a cocoon and pupates, often after several months of hibernation as a prepupa. Then it emerges from the nest as an adult. Males, which are typically smaller and emerge in advance of females, die shortly after mating, but females survive for another few weeks, during which they build new nests. Numerous families of wasps and bees will parasitize Megachile nests, most notably including Gasteruptiidae, Leucospidae, Sapygidae, and various cleptoparasitic Megachilids, including the closely related genus Coelioxys.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of megachile in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of megachile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachile
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megachile
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=megachile
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
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