The hairy-legged mining bee digs a new up to 60 cm deep tunnel each day and fills it with about 300 mg pollen.

Die Hosenbiene hat hier die Hosen an auf der Kornblume. Sie kann bis zu 40mg Pollen mit ihrer Hose transportieren. Die Pollen bringt sie bis zu 10 mal pro Tag in ein bis zu 60 cm tiefes Brutloch, dass sie in Sandboden buddelt. Jeden Tag baut sie so eine Brutzelle.

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#DasypodaHirtipes
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About the #ecological connections of a #semidry #meadow in the middle of Berlin that is largely isolated by streets and buildings. It is mainly characterized by its #plant #biodiversity, but #insect #diversity and species linked to one another as parasites or #parasitoids are also mentioned. What surprised me most was the presence of the Italian locust.
© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2024

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male of a #pantaloonbee,
#Italianlocust
© S. F. Wirth, 2024

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About an urban #semidry #meadow in #Berlin, surrounded like an island by houses and streets, about its #biodiversity in terms of the #plantcommunity and the #insect biodiversity. Urban green spaces can accommodate a high level of biodiversity, even if it is an area bordered on

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