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Description: Solitary Bee The American Museum of Natural History houses perhaps the most complete collection of bee eggs, larvae and pupae in the world. The image above is of the larva of a ground-nesting solitary bee from Turkey. This is the last instar larval stage, which describes the times between each molt (after an insect sheds its exoskeleton in order to grow) until the insect reaches sexual maturity. Picture Stats: Views: 4310 Filesize: 109.94kB Height: 495 Width: 660 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=9238 Keywords: the larva of a ground-nesting solitary bee from Turkey |