Orchid bee. Side view. Male orchid bees have uniquely modified legs which are used to collect and store different volatile compounds (often esters) throughout their lives, primarily from orchids in the subtribes Stanhopeinae and Catasetinae, where all species are exclusively pollinated by euglossine males. Specimen collected in rainforest in Guyana, South America. Credit USGS/BIML

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