Subject: Non-bird; insect ID?
Date: Jul 27 21:02:40 2000
From: Kelly Cassidy - lostriver at completebbs.com


That's the one. Thanks, Mike.



>Leaf-cutting Bees Family Megachilidae
>
>http://collections.ic.gc.ca/biodiversity/family/Megachilidae.html
>
>Kelly Cassidy wrote:
>>
>> For the bugologists:
>>
>> Tonight, I watched a bee-like insect, about the size and shape of a
>> honeybee, repeatedly carry pieces of leaves into a hole next to a brick
in
>> my yard in Pullman. I couldn't get a good look at it. It would zip into
>> its hole holding its leaf segment by its hind legs, spend a few minutes
>> inside, then buzz back out and take off in search of another leaf. It
>> appeared to have a grayish or black body with yellow hairs, and possibly
a
>> yellow stripe or two, but the stripes are iffy.
>>
>> Are there bees or wasps that carry pieces of leaves into their nests?
And
>> why? I didn't know any bees or wasps were grazers.