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"W.D.J. Kirk" <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 10 Jul 90 14:45:35 -0100
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This species is not uncommon in England. It was written about
long ago by the naturalist Gilbert White, who observed it
stripping woolly hairs from the stems of the garden campion,
rolling the hairs into a ball as big as itself then flying
off with it. The male is much larger than the female.
 
William Kirk, University of Keele, U.K.

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