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Neon cuckoo bee (Thyreus nitidulus)

The cuckoo bees are stunningly beautiful but these bees lead a life of deceit! They behave like cuckoo birds - laying their eggs in the nests of other bees.

Photo credits: Kylie Hungerford , Erica Siegel

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