Mining Bees are semi-social, in that females build subterranean burrows in a loosely spaced grouping and will look after and feed their own offspring.

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Mining Bees are semi-social, in that females build subterranean burrows in a loosely spaced grouping but will look after and feed their own offspring. they exhibit no eusocial behaviour.

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Location: Scarborough, UK
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