Busy Busy Bee…
I saw this the other day and thought I’d post it here because it’s so fascinating. I’ve seen a few of these little bees on the Falmer campus of the University of Sussex, actually, but didn’t know what they were and pay much attention to them. The species is Osmia bicolor, a beautiful solitary bee that inhabits chalk grassland and nests in old snail shells. This one is bringing pieces of grass to camouflage the shell in which she has nested; the video was filmed on the University of Sussex campus.
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October 26, 2013 at 10:18 am
Fascinating. I have not seen a bee such as this. We have about 1,500 native bee species that are solitary in Australia. They build individual nests just like a bird does. Thanks for sharing. I will now open my eyes and find one, surely.