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05-07-2009, 07:18 AM
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| | | odd thorax covering on mason bee ?
Think this is a mason bee Osmia sp. but what on earth has it got on it's thorax ?- almost looks like brick dust ? It seemed to be behaving normally- doing it's territorial patrols
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05-07-2009, 09:30 AM
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| | | Re: odd thorax covering on mason bee ?
Its a male Megachile willughbiella Brian. There likely answer is pollen from some unknown source |
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| | | Re: odd thorax covering on mason bee ?
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Originally Posted by eucera  Its a male Megachile willughbiella Brian. There likely answer is pollen from some unknown source | Thanks for the ID eucera (I'm wrong again).
By any chance is this the female of the species busy filling holes in a nearby wall ?
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05-07-2009, 10:39 AM
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| | | Re: odd thorax covering on mason bee ?
Looks very like it, yes! Maybe the colouring/dust is from the roof of this sort of hole! |
05-07-2009, 10:46 AM
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| | | Re: odd thorax covering on mason bee ?
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Originally Posted by eucera Looks very like it, yes! Maybe the colouring/dust is from the roof of this sort of hole! | Thanks again eucera 
Did wonder that about the dust- does look a bit like brick dust, but hadn't seen the male near the holes- he was doing territorial patrolling nearby.
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