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MAKE A MEME View Large Image Nomia from Thailand, note the corkscrewed antennae and the greatly expanded leg segments (presumably useful in mating at nest aggregations). This is the start of a series of bee pictures from specimens from around the world....some of which ...

Nomia from Thailand, note the corkscrewed antennae and the greatly expanded leg segments (presumably useful in mating at nest aggregations). This is the start of a series of bee pictures from specimens from around the world....some of which ...

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