RMJ51JRA–The red-tailed mason bee (Osmia bicolor), UK - this bee nests in an empty snail shell, and camouflages the nest by covering it with grass stems
RM2DC7KPG–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) flying in with a stick to camouflaging her nest in a Brown-lipped snail shell, chalk grassland, Somerset, UK
RMEYYD47–Bicoloured mason bee, Mason bee (Osmia bicolor), in flight, Germany
RFJ7JE0D–Composite of British bees and mimics. Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans), honey bee (Apis melifera), early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum), bee fly
RFJ1B0CK–Male Red Mason Bee feeding on green alkanet
RM2HBWGCJ–Closeup on the snail housing red tailed mason bee, Osmia bicolor, sitting on twig
RMM49FNE–Two coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) bee that nests in old snail shells and then carries bits of twig or vegetation to cover the shell, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, June
RF2F3A0KN–A selective focus shot of the two colored mason bee
RM2GJDRKJ– The two-coloured mason-bee (Osmia bicolor), male on dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Photo: Ola Jennersten / TT / code 2754
RFG16B15–Mason Bee working on nest
RFJB7X8J–flourish flourishing
RFG16B1M–Mason Bee working on nest
RMRHKCN5–. Biologisches Zentralblatt. Biology. 22 v. Buttel-Reepen, Die phylogenetische Entstehung des Bienenstaates. wuÃtsein des Zweckes vor sich geht. Wenn man erwägt, dass die Osmia bicolor bald nach Fertigstellung des Nestes zu Grunde geht und daher niemals die Entwickelung oder Nichtentwickelung der Jungen, den Wert der Schutzhülle und die Feinde als solche kennen gelernt hat, so ergiebt sich, dass diese âVorsichtsmaÃregel" nur das Produkt eines blinden Instinktes sein kann. Der Zweck wird allerdings vollkommen erreicht, denn den langen Legebohrern der Schlupfwespen ist das Eindringen verw
RFG16B12–Mason Bee working on nest
RMPG28T6–. Handbook of flower pollination : based upon Hermann Mu?ller's work 'The fertilisation of flowers by insects' . Fertilization of plants. CARYOPHYLLEAE 149 I. Anthophora pilipes F.; 2. Andrena fulva Schr.; 3. Apis mellifica L.; 4. Bombus agrorum F.; 5. B. hortorum L.; 6. B. lapidarius L.; 7. B. mastrucatus Gers/.; 8. B. pomorum Fz.; 9. B. pratorum L.; 10. B. rajellus Z.; 11. B. sylvarum L.; 12. B. soroensis F.; 13. B. terrester Z.; 14. Osmia bicolor Schr.; 15. O. cornuta La/r. Of these, Bombus mastrucatus and B. terrester steal the nectar by perforation. Apis, Bombus pratorum, and B. soroensis
RMRYH7X0–Einleitung in die Konchyliologie; oder grundzüge der naturgeschichte der Weichthiere einleitungindiek00john Year: 1853 Die Weichthiere in Bezug zu nnderen Thieren. 83 und verschiedenen Insekten, -welche sich dieselben aneignen; jedoch ist der In- stinkt, -welcher diese Kcrbthiere dazu treiljt, bemerkcnswerth. Zwei derselben, mit den Bienen nahe verwandt, legen ihre Nester in leeren Schnecken-Häusern au: die eine, Osmia bicolor, nur in dewn der Helix nemoralis, die andere, O.helici- cola, meist in der Schaale von Helix iwmatia. Ein anderes Insekt, Sapygainmc- tata genannt, bewohnt die näml
RMBMK4EX–Osmia bicolor, a wild bee, building a nest in an old snail shell.
RMJ51JRD–The red-tailed mason bee (Osmia bicolor) - this bee nests in an empty snail shell, and camouflages the nest by covering it with grass stems
RM2DC7KPR–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) flying in with a stick to camouflaging her nest in a Brown-lipped snail shell, chalk grassland, Somerset, UK
RMEYYD3C–Bicoloured mason bee, Mason bee (Osmia bicolor), on a viola flower, Germany
RM2CCM38E–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) entering her nest in a Brown-lipped snail (Cepaeae nemoralis) shell on a chalk grassland slope, UK, May.
RM2CCM3BT–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) flying in with a stick to add to a pile of vegetation camouflaging her nest in a Brown-lipped snail shell, UK.
RM2M50ADE–Detailed closeup of the rare female two colored mason bee , Osmia bicolor sitting on the ground covered with pollen
RM2BNHKRX–Two coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) bee that nests in old snail shells and then carries bits of twig or vegetation to cover the shell, Buckinghamsh
RM2KFB4CK–Closeup of the two colored mason bee , Osmia bicolor sitting on a stone
RF2M0MWXB–A closeup of Red tailed mason bee pollinating a white flower
RF2RHXHP6–Closeup on an aged female red mason bee, Osmia bicolor, sitting on a green leaf
RMRHKCNJ–. Biologisches Zentralblatt. Biology. v. Buttel-Beepen, Die phylogenetische Entstehung des Bienenstaates. 21 Innerhalb derselben Art steigert sich der Bauinstinckt noch weiterhin beträchtlich. So fand Friese in der Nähe von Innsbruck Nester der Osmia bicolor, die vollkommen mit einem Schutzbau von Kiefernnadeln umgeben waren. Fig. 5 zeigt uns einen solchen Bau, darüber das demselben vorsichtig entnommene Schnecken- gehäuse, rechts davon das Weibchen, links das Männchen. Hier Fig. 5*) IE. w. k â . â .â :;,: â .. 22^J' ^Z0v" . |ge|Hf£9^£Mg JJJP . â iii ^ÃSB^EsSm â S '' ' ! ⢠Sä
RMPG28DN–. Handbook of flower pollination : based upon Hermann Mu?ller's work 'The fertilisation of flowers by insects' . Fertilization of plants. LABIATAE 315 I. Bombus muscorum F.; 2. B. subterraneus L.; 3. Osmia caerulescens L. (=0. aenea Z.); 4. O. emarginata Z^/. Krieger (Leipzig), the bee Eucera longi- cornis Z. 5. Frey-Gessner (Switzerland), the dasygastrid bee Osmia rufohirta Lep. Ducke (Trieste), 2 bees—Osmia aurulenta Pz., and O. bicolor Schr. MacLeod (Flanders), 4 humble-bees, a short-tongued bee, an ant, and a beetle (Bot. Jaarb. Dodonaea, Ghent, v, 1893, p. 379): (Pyrenees), a hover-fly, a
RMBMK55G–Osmia bicolor, a wild bee, building a nest in an old snail shell.
RMBMK17B–Osmia bicolor, a wild bee, building a nest in an old snail shell.
RMEYYD3H–Bicoloured mason bee, Mason bee (Osmia bicolor), on a snail shell, Germany
RM2CCM3C7–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) flying in with a stick to add to a pile of vegetation camouflaging her nest in a Brown-lipped snail shell, UK.
RM2CCM38N–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) entering her nest in a Brown-lipped snail (Cepaeae nemoralis) shell on a chalk grassland slope, UK, May.
RM2CCM3F4–Pile of small sticks arranged by a Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) to camouflage her nest in a Brown-lipped snail shell (Cepaeae nemoralis, UK
RM2CCM3A7–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) flying to a nest in a Brown-lipped snail (Cepaeae nemoralis) shell with a chewed up leaf to seal a brood cell.
RM2HGT6B8–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) nectaring from a Birdsfoot trefoil flower (Lotus corniculatus) on a chalk grassland slope, Wiltshire, UK, June
RMRD92FM–. Einleitung in die Konchyliologie; oder grundzüge der naturgeschichte der Weichthiere. Mollusks. Die Weichthiere in Bezug zu nnderen Thieren. 83 und verschiedenen Insekten, -welche sich dieselben aneignen; jedoch ist der In- stinkt, -welcher diese Kcrbthiere dazu treiljt, bemerkcnswerth. Zwei derselben, mit den Bienen nahe verwandt, legen ihre Nester in leeren Schnecken-Häusern au: die eine, Osmia bicolor, nur in dewn der Helix nemoralis, die andere, O.helici- cola, meist in der Schaale von Helix iwmatia. Ein anderes Insekt, Sapygainmc- tata genannt, bewohnt die nämliclien Schaalen und bri
RM2CCM395–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) flying to her nest in a Brown-lipped snail (Cepaeae nemoralis) shell on a chalk grassland slope, UK
RM2CCM3AR–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) flying in with a stick to add to a pile of vegetation camouflaging her nest in a Brown-lipped snail shell, UK.
RMBMK5N6–Osmia bicolor, a wild bee, building a nest in an old snail shell.
RMEYYD3D–Bicoloured mason bee, Mason bee (Osmia bicolor), on a viola flower, Germany
RMBMK23C–Osmia bicolor, a wild bee, building a nest in an old snail shell.
RMRDE88R–. Handbook of flower pollination : based upon Hermann Mu?ller's work 'The fertilisation of flowers by insects' . Fertilization of plants. CARYOPHYLLEAE 149 I. Anthophora pilipes F.; 2. Andrena fulva Schr.; 3. Apis mellifica L.; 4. Bombus agrorum F.; 5. B. hortorum L.; 6. B. lapidarius L.; 7. B. mastrucatus Gers/.; 8. B. pomorum Fz.; 9. B. pratorum L.; 10. B. rajellus Z.; 11. B. sylvarum L.; 12. B. soroensis F.; 13. B. terrester Z.; 14. Osmia bicolor Schr.; 15. O. cornuta La/r. Of these, Bombus mastrucatus and B. terrester steal the nectar by perforation. Apis, Bombus pratorum, and B. soroensis
RM2CCM3CM–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) flying in with a stick to add to a pile of vegetation camouflaging her nest in a Brown-lipped snail shell, UK.
RMEYYD4N–Bicoloured mason bee, Mason bee (Osmia bicolor), on a snail shell, turning the shell, Germany
RMBMK4DG–Osmia bicolor, a wild bee, building a nest in an old snail shell.
RMEYYD4H–Bicoloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor), female lays pine needles on the snail shell (nest building), Germany
RMEYYDK9–Bicoloured mason bee, Mason bee (Osmia bicolor), on a snail shell, Germany
RMRDF84Y–. Handbook of flower pollination : based upon Hermann Mu?ller's work 'The fertilisation of flowers by insects' . Fertilization of plants. LABIATAE 315 I. Bombus muscorum F.; 2. B. subterraneus L.; 3. Osmia caerulescens L. (=0. aenea Z.); 4. O. emarginata Z^/. Krieger (Leipzig), the bee Eucera longi- cornis Z. 5. Frey-Gessner (Switzerland), the dasygastrid bee Osmia rufohirta Lep. Ducke (Trieste), 2 bees—Osmia aurulenta Pz., and O. bicolor Schr. MacLeod (Flanders), 4 humble-bees, a short-tongued bee, an ant, and a beetle (Bot. Jaarb. Dodonaea, Ghent, v, 1893, p. 379): (Pyrenees), a hover-fly, a
RM2CCM3BA–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) flying in with a stick to add to a pile of vegetation camouflaging her nest in a Brown-lipped snail shell, UK.
RM2DC7KR2–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) turning over a Brown-lipped snail (Cepaeae nemoralis) shell she has built a nest in on chalk grassland, UK
RM2CCM37T–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) emerging from her nest in a Brown-lipped snail (Cepaeae nemoralis) shell on a chalk grassland slope, UK, May.
RMBMK4BE–Osmia bicolor, a wild bee, building a nest in an old snail shell.
RM2CCM386–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) emerging from her nest in a Brown-lipped snail (Cepaeae nemoralis) shell on a chalk grassland slope, UK, May.
RMEYYD4W–Bicoloured mason bee, Mason bee (Osmia bicolor), on a snail shell, Germany
RM2CJW3PR–Two-coloured mason bee Osmia bicolor, collecting pollen from a Buttercup flower Ranunculus sp., Wiltshire, UK, May.
RM2CCM3EF–Pile of small sticks arranged by a Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) to camouflage her nest in a Brown-lipped snail shell (Cepaeae nemoralis, UK
RM2DC7KP5–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) flying in with a stick to camouflaging her nest in a Brown-lipped snail shell, chalk grassland, Somerset, UK.
RM2CCM3DD–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) nest in a Brown-lipped snail (Cepaeae nemoralis) shell, sealed with chewed up leaves on chalk grassland, UK
RM2CCM3DY–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) sealing a brood cell in a Brown-lipped snail (Cepaeae nemoralis) shell with chewed up leaves, April, UK.
RM2CCM37G–Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) adding a dried plant stem to a pile of vegetation camouflaging her nest in a Brown-lipped snail shell, UK, May.
RMBMK63H–Osmia bicolor, a wild bee, building a nest in an old snail shell.
RMEYYD3W–Bicoloured mason bee, Mason bee (Osmia bicolor), on a blade of grass, Germany
RMBMK1G2–Osmia bicolor, a wild bee, building a nest in an old snail shell.
RMEYYD4K–Bicoloured mason bee, Mason bee (Osmia bicolor), on a snail shell, turning the shell, Germany
RMBMK4A5–Osmia bicolor, a wild bee, building a nest in an old snail shell.
RMEYYD4X–Bicoloured mason bee, Mason bee (Osmia bicolor), breeding cells in opened snail shell, Germany
RMBMK1X6–Osmia bicolor, a wild bee, building a nest in an old snail shell.
RMEYYD4D–Bicoloured mason bee, Mason bee (Osmia bicolor), on a snail shell, turning the shell, Germany
RMBMKEFX–Osmia bicolor, a wild bee, building a nest in an old snail shell.
RMEYYD4J–Bicoloured mason bee, Mason bee (Osmia bicolor), on a snail shell, turning the shell, Germany
RMEYYDKA–Bicoloured mason bee, Mason bee (Osmia bicolor), breeding cells in opened snail shell, Germany