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Leafcutter bee feeding on a stinkhorn fungus

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Singapore Geographic, Singapore Nature, Singapore Nature Photography

Bees are rarely documented visitors of stinkhorn fungi, with the notable exception being eusocial stingless bees in
Central and South America (Roubik, 1989; Burr et al., 1996; Oliveira & Morato, 2000). Here we present potentially
novel records of feeding on a stinkhorn by Megachile and Ceratina…
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Subjects identified by: Zestin W. W. Soh (insects); Amy M. F. Choong and Serena M. L. Lee (fungus).

Observer: David Wirawan.

Location, date and time: Singapore Island, Choa Chu Kang Park; 30 May 2021; 0830–0930 hrs.
Habitat: Secondary forest.

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