Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis) - a photo on Flickriver

            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. These bees can be seen aggregating together and nests in preexisting hollows, choosing not to excavate their own. These bees are not aggressive; they will only sting if handled very roughly and are safe to be closely observed by children. Females only mate once, usually with closely related males. Further, females can determine the sex ratio of their offspring based on their body size, where larger females will invest more in diploid females eggs than small bees. These bees also have trichromatic colour vision and are important pollinators in agriculture.
   

Taken on: May 12, 2021

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/8.0, 1/160 sec, 105mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	105.0 mm
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	105mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.3 (Windows)
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