Title

Mason bee

Caption

Mason bee, builder bee (Osmia cornuta) sealing nest cavity with mud in hollow stem at insect hotel for solitary bees

Date

Apr 05, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Arterra/Philippe Clement

Reference

BRK22E87_165

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,8Mb (17,9Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3537 (300dpi)

Keywords

Apiformes Apis Bee Bees Europe Hornfaced bee Hornfaced bees Insect hotel Insect hotels Mason bee Mason bees No People Osmia cornuta adult adult animal adult animals animal animal protection animal rights animals bird's nest bird-nest birds' nests breed breeding area breeding burrow breeding burrows breeding cavity breeding ground breeding grounds breeding hole breeding season breeding site breeding time breeding tube breeding tunnel deserted empty habitat incubate incubating mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat nest nest hole nesting nesting aid nesting aids nesting hole nesting holes nesting site nesting sites nests no one nobody out outdoor outdoors outside solitary bee solitary bees species conservation species protection uninhabited wild bee wild bees wildlife photography Hymenoptera breeding breedings fauna wildlife Insect Insecta Insects