is highly unusual among insects in seeking out and collecting large quantities of insecticide. Dressler (1967) discovered E. purpurata collecting aldrin and Roberts (1982) observed them collecting DDT in huge amounts from houses in Brazil, amounting to several percent of the bee's weight, without suffering any harm from the activity.

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* (1983): Orchid floral fragrances and male euglossine

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