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Mason Bee - Photo 1

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Mason Bee - Photo 2

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Mason Bee - Photo 3

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Mason Bee - Photo 4

Detailed closeup on a Mediterranean golden haired mason bee, Osmia aurulenta. The bee is facing frame left. The bee had a black face and a black thorax. The thorax jhas a few light hairs on it. The bee's abdomen is banded black with slender gold stripes.
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Mason Bee - Photo 5

A closeup of a fresh emerged male red mason bee (Osmia rufa) on a purple wallflower (Erisymum Cheir). The bee is in the right part of the frame. It is black but covered in burnt orange setae (hairs). The bees head is pointing toward the top of the frame as it forages on a purple wallflower.
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Mason Bee - Photo 6

Detailed closeup of a female blue mason bee , Osmia caerulescens, hanging on a twig. The bee is in the right part of the frame. She its entirely black with electric blue hairs, though they are sparse.
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Mason Bee - Photo 7

A closeup of a female of the European orchard horned mason bee, Osmiacornuta, in the garden. The bee is facing frame right. The bee has a black face and thorax and a burnt orange abdomen. The bee is cover in setae (hairs)
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Mason Bee - Photo 8

Mason Bee larvae developing in mud nest cells (Osmia lignaria), The are nine brood cells within the brood chamber. Larvae are visible in six of them. The larvae look like tiny white worms. The brood cells are provisioned with a golden ball of nectar and pollen.
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Mason Bee - Photo 9

Osmia cornuta / solitaire bee close-up. This is a mostly black bee with yellow hair on its abdomen. the bee is facing left.
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