Leafcutter bee (Megachile sp.) pollinating a senna flower (Colutea sp.). As the bee sucks nectar from the flower,its abdomen rubs against the stamen - picking up grains of pollen. Each pollen grain contains a male gamete which,when deposited on another plant of the same species,can fertilise an ovule and produce seeds. This bee gains its name from its method of building a nest. It cuts off sections of leaves with its sharp mandibles and uses them to line a hole it has found | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Brackenbury, Dr. John |
Taille de l’image : | 3488 px × 5255 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |