Let me introduce myself -- leafcutter bee Megachile chomskyi from Texas
Friday, April 5, 2013 - 10:00
in Biology & Nature
A new species of leafcutter bee, Megachile chomskyi, is described from Texas, United States. While many other genera within the family chew leaves or petals to build their nests, certain species within Megachile neatly cut them, hence their common name. The new species is named after Professor Noam Chomsky to commemorate his great contributions to the fields of linguistics, humanities and political science.