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Wol- en harsbijen
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Grote Wolbij Anthidium manicatum © photo:dr. Heiko Bellmann |
description: Anthidium is a genus of bees often called mason or potter bees, who use conifer resin, plant hairs, mud, or a mix of them to build nests. They are in the family Megachilidae which is cosmopolitan in distribution and made up of species that are mostly solitary bees with pollen-carrying scopae that are only located on the ventral surface of the abdomen. Other bee families have the pollen-carrying structures on the hind legs. They fly all summer and make the nests in holes in the ground, walls or trees, with hairs plucked from plants. Three Anthidium bees are on the Dutch Red List. (RL) |