Nomadinae
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nomadinae-234-11866239
title:
Nomadinae
text:
Nomadinae is a subfamily of bees in the family Apidae. They are known commonly as cuckoo bees. This subfamily is entirely kleptoparasitic. They occur worldwide, and use many different types of bees as hosts. As parasites, they lack a pollen-carrying scopa, and are often extraordinarily wasp-like in appearance. All known species share the behavioral trait of females entering host nests when the host is absent, and inserting their eggs into the wall of the host cell; the larval parasite emerges la
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Subfamily of bees
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomadinae
date created:
date modified:
2023-10-14T15:02:49Z
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13
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