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Female on Onosma echioides. Brje pri
Komnu, Kras, April 2007. |
Osmia apicata Smith, 1853 East Mediterranean species. In the sub-Mediterranean region of
Slovenia. Oligolectic, specialized on Onosma
(Boraginaceae). Nests in wall hollows. Univoltine. Flies from April to June. |
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Osmia apicata has the longest tongue in comparison to body length. It uses it
to reach nectar in long and narrow Onosma flowers. |
A. Gogala, B.
Surina: Foraging behaviour of the bee Osmia apicata Smith |
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Stamens of the Onosma flower are bent
together and conceal pollen within the cone thus formed. The bee shakes the
cone with her legs and pollen drops to her body. A rustling sound is produced
by this activity. |
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Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji. Na Komenskem Krasu in na Kraškem robu. |
Andrej
Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia