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Leaf Cutter Bee in Action!


One of the coolest experiences I've had in my garden so far this year was catching this lil Leaf Cutter Bee in the act of enjoying one of my sweetspires. It's been busy this year; we have a ton of leaf damage and installed a new bee hotel just for them. Fuzzy lil face makes me so happy 🙂



by Buffalo_Cottage

29 Comments

  2. Icy-Comparison-2598

    That’s awesome! I’ve been trying to catch the ones in yard in the act but no luck yet.

  3. hala_mass

    Wow, that was really fast! Love this, thanks for sharing

  4. Ok_Oil_995

    That’s one of the cutest things I’ve seen all week, thank you!

  6. GenesisNemesis17

    Nature’s protractor. It’s crazy how it still cuts a perfect circle while falling down.

  7. Preemptively_Extinct

    Nice. I’ve sen the cut outs but never the cutting.

  8. sk3tchy_D

    Thanks for posting this. I noticed a bunch of weird notches in the leaves of the pawpaw trees I planted this year and had no idea what happened. They look identical to what the leafcutter bee did, so now I’m pretty confident that’s what it was.

  9. spoonscar

    So THATS how the animal crossing leaf icon gets its shape 😂

  10. A-Plant-Guy

    This is awesome! Took me a sec to realize it was in real time. Incredibly quick.

    Andy unlike old cartoons, the bee *wants* to be on the section it’s cutting off.

  12. Witty_Commentator

    For those who watch videos on mute – Unmute!

    I love how you can hear the little snips she’s making! 🥰

  13. trucker96961

    No shit! That’s really cool!! I see where they’ve been on my plants but never saw one in action. Thanks for sharing that. 😊😊

  14. Frequent_Secretary25

    Very cool! I have lots of circles but haven’t seen the bees yet

  15. ricecake_nicecake

    Thank you so much for sharing that amazing moment. They have been making some lovely designs in the St. Johnswort over here, but I’ve never seen one in action. Love it.

  18. iwanderlostandfound

    What do they do with the little leaf cut out?

  19. Different-Grape-140

    Congratulations! Great catch. I loved the little buzz at the end too!

  20. TempleMade_MeBroke

    Oh so the leaf in the Animal Crossing logo is possible in nature, wild

  25. AppleSatyr

    I love how they fall on their ass then straight into flight 😭

  26. WhosKite

    The efficiency of a junkie stealing catalytic converters

  27. TheVioletIbis

    Love these guys! Thanks for sharing, made my morning!

  28. TheHobbitat

    So cool! I JUST saw my first one ever yesterday on a rose petal at the greenhouse where I work. It was amazing to see!

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