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Red Mason Bees - Osmia rufa Not the best photos but just snapped them on my mum's wall today Cumbria,Kings Meaburn,Osmia bicornis,Red mason bee Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Red Mason Bees - Osmia rufa

Not the best photos but just snapped them on my mum's wall today

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''Osmia bicornis'', synonym ''Osmia rufa'', is a species of mason bee, and is known as the red mason bee due to its covering of dense gingery hair. It is a solitary bee that nests in holes or stems and is polylectic, meaning it forages pollen from various different flowering plants.

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Uploaded May 8, 2020. Captured May 8, 2020 16:58.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/4.0
  • 1/512s
  • ISO2500
  • 200mm