Definitions for megachilidae
megachil·i·dae

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1. Megachilidae, family Megachilidaenoun

   leaf-cutting and mason bees

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1. Megachilidae

   Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees. Characteristic traits of this family are the restriction of their pollen-carrying structure (called a scopa) to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than mostly or exclusively on the hind legs as in other bee families), and their typically elongated labrum. Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason bees and leafcutter bees, reflecting the materials from which they build their nest cells (soil or leaves, respectively); a few collect plant or animal hairs and fibers, and are called carder bees, while others use plant resins in nest construction and are correspondingly called resin bees. All species feed on nectar and pollen, but a few are kleptoparasites (informally called "cuckoo bees"), feeding on pollen collected by other megachilid bees. Parasitic species do not possess scopae. The motion of Megachilidae in the reproductive structures of flowers is energetic and swimming-like; this agitation releases large amounts of pollen.

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1. megachilidae

   Megachilidae is a family of bees, which includes over 4,200 species. These bees are commonly known as leafcutter, mason, and carder bees. These bees are mostly solitary and known for their specific way of nest-building, often use mud or leaves. Some species are known for their role as significant pollinators.

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1. Megachilidae

   The Megachilidae are a cosmopolitan family of solitary bees whose pollen-carrying structure is restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen. Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason bees and leafcutter bees, reflecting the materials they build their nest cells from; a few collect plant or animal hairs and fibers, and are called carder bees. All species feed on nectar and pollen, but a few are cleptoparasites, feeding on pollen collected by other megachilid bees. Parasitic species do not possess scopae. The brightly colored scopa leads to a colloquial name used occasionally in North America - "jelly-belly bees". Megachilid bees are among the world's most efficient pollinators because of their energetic swimming-like motion in the reproductive structures of flowers, which moves pollen, as needed for pollination. One of the reasons they are efficient pollinators is their frequency of visits to plants, but this is because they are extremely inefficient at gathering pollen; compared to all other bee families, megachilids require on average nearly 10 times as many trips to flowers to gather sufficient resources to provision a single brood cell.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of megachilidae in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of megachilidae in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachilidae
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