Red Mason Bee

Osmia bicornis

The Red Mason Bee is a friendly little bee that loves to help flowers grow by spreading pollen. They are great builders and make cozy homes out of mud!

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

The Red Mason Bee has a stocky, dark body with a thick covering of bright, rusty orange-red hairs on its abdomen, making it easily distinguishable. Its head and thorax are typically black, and females have distinctive horns on their face. Unlike honeybees, they carry pollen on stiff hairs under their belly.

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Red Mason Bee

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Insectos

Rareza

Common

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Instead of honey, these bees collect a special 'bee bread' (pollen and nectar) to feed their growing babies.

One Red Mason Bee can pollinate as many flowers as 100 honeybees in a day!

These tiny 'solitary bees' don't live in big hives; each female builds her own nursery!

They're called 'mason' bees because they use mud, just like a mason uses bricks, to build their nests.

Habilidades especiales

Red Mason Bees have a unique scopa (pollen brush) under their belly that helps them carry pollen more efficiently, making them excellent plant pollinators.

Red Mason Bees can construct intricate nests by packing mud into existing tunnels, creating individual chambers for each egg.

Red Mason Bees are very gentle and rarely sting because their main focus is on gathering pollen and nectar, not defending a colony.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 15-25 mm
Tamaño: 8-12 mm
Esperanza de vida: 20-40 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 12 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

They sip nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their babies.

Alimentos principales

nectar
pollen
apple blossom
dandelion

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Apple tree

Malus domestica

Crucial for fruit production.

pollinates

Peach tree

Prunus persica

Helps ripen delicious peaches.

depends on

Common dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Feeds on early spring blooms.

parasitizes

Chalcid wasp

Monodontomerus obsoletus

Lays eggs inside bee cocoons.

Rasgos

Peludo

Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

Diurno

Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.

Especie clave

Describe una especie cuya presencia y papel tienen un efecto desproporcionadamente grande en su entorno.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.