Male Red Mason bee (Osmia bicornis) and his balancing cocoon act!
After taking a little over an hour to chew his way out of his cocoon, it appeared the cocoon did not want to be left behind! Made me laugh although he was one frustrated bee!
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Enjoyed that George, very frustrating for the bee!!
Please can you update me what I need to do with the leaf cutters, shall I leave them how they are, or do I need to peel off the surrounding segments of leaf, Or is it too early to do this??
Will email you Marian. 🙂 G
this reminds me of the acrobatic insect that Charlie Hamilton-James recreated in a documentary last year!
It was so funny to watch…. it could n’t get off the treadmill!!:0) George