2026-04-28 12:40 UTC
@ater@flipping.rocks !!! I had no idea some of these did flower petals! In my area I only see leaf cut-outs
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@ater@flipping.rocks 2026-04-28 15:33
@nev@flipping.rocks Megachile montivaga is (as of 1985 at least) the only known leafcutter to use flowers instead of leaves in their nests. They're native to North America. There's also a mason bee in the middle east, Osmia avosetta, that uses flower petals in its nest!