Bee hotel

Ectemnius cavifrons♂︎

Last update: 28 July 2021


Common

Location Krimpen aan den IJssel, garden
Observations
2021-VI-082021-VI-062020-VI-022020-V-202019-VII-222019-VI-09


A male Ectemnius cavifrons [1,2] on the beehotel.
This year these bees were frequent visitors on the beehotel when the day started to near its end. They use the beehotel for sleeping. Finding a fitting sleeping spot turned out not to be an easy task as they spent a substantial amount of time inspecting all available cells accross all nesting blocks before finally crawling in one for the night.

Ectemnius cavifrons ♂︎
Ectemnius cavifrons ♂︎
Ectemnius cavifrons ♂︎
Ectemnius cavifrons ♂︎
Ectemnius cavifrons ♂︎
Ectemnius cavifrons ♂︎
Ectemnius cavifrons ♂︎
Ectemnius cavifrons ♂︎
Ectemnius cavifrons ♂︎

Literature

1 Nederlands Soortenregister

2 Dollfuss, H., 1991. Bestimmungsschlüssel der Grabwespen Nord-und Zentraleuropas. Stapfia, 24, 1-247.

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