Osmia bicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Red Mason Bee or Masonry Bee)

Interactions where Osmia bicornis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is killed by Chaetodactylus osmiae Osmia Bee-mite Sarcoptiformes: Glycyphagidae North American Bee-Associated Mites - potential threats to native and introduced pollinators, O'Connor, B.
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Glycyphagidae/Chaetodactylus osmiae/Chaetodactylus osmiaeOsmia bee-mite Animal / kill /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Osmia bicornis/Osmia bicornisred mason bee or masonry beelarva kills larva
egg is killed by Chaetodactylus osmiae Osmia Bee-mite Sarcoptiformes: Glycyphagidae North American Bee-Associated Mites - potential threats to native and introduced pollinators, O'Connor, B.
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Glycyphagidae/Chaetodactylus osmiae/Chaetodactylus osmiaeOsmia bee-mite Animal / kill /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Osmia bicornis/Osmia bicornisred mason bee or masonry beeegg kills egg
adult may give a ride to deutonymph Chaetodactylus osmiae Osmia Bee-mite Sarcoptiformes: Glycyphagidae North American Bee-Associated Mites - potential threats to native and introduced pollinators, O'Connor, B.
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Glycyphagidae/Chaetodactylus osmiae/Chaetodactylus osmiaeOsmia bee-mitedeutonymph Animal / phoresy /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Osmia bicornis/Osmia bicornisred mason bee or masonry beeadult deutonymph hitches a ride on adult
nest cell nest cell accommodates immobile, heteromorphic deutonymph Chaetodactylus osmiae Osmia Bee-mite Sarcoptiformes: Glycyphagidae North American Bee-Associated Mites - potential threats to native and introduced pollinators, O'Connor, B.
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Glycyphagidae/Chaetodactylus osmiae/Chaetodactylus osmiaeOsmia bee-miteimmobile, heteromorphicdeutonymph Animal / resting place / within /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Osmia bicornis/Osmia bicornisred mason bee or masonry beenest cell immobile, heteromorphic deutonymph rests inside nest cell
pollen and nectar in nest cell pollen and nectar in nest cell is kleptoparasitised by Chaetodactylus osmiae Osmia Bee-mite Sarcoptiformes: Glycyphagidae North American Bee-Associated Mites - potential threats to native and introduced pollinators, O'Connor, B.
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Glycyphagidae/Chaetodactylus osmiae/Chaetodactylus osmiaeOsmia bee-mite Animal / kleptoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Osmia bicornis/Osmia bicornisred mason bee or masonry beepollen and nectar in nest cell kleptoparasitises pollen and nectar in nest cell
pollen and nectar in nest cell pollen and nectar in nest cell is kleptoparasitised by larva Cacoxenus indagator Houdini Fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Zoologger: Houdini fly inflates head to break walls, New Scientist
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Cacoxenus indagator/Cacoxenus indagatorHoudini flylarva Animal / kleptoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Osmia bicornis/Osmia bicornisred mason bee or masonry beepollen and nectar in nest cell larva kleptoparasitises pollen and nectar in nest cell

Author & YearTitleSource
O'Connor, B.North American Bee-Associated Mites - potential threats to native and introduced pollinatorsinsects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/beemites/
New ScientistZoologger: Houdini fly inflates head to break wallswww.newscientist.com/article/dn19764-zoologger-houdini-fly-inflates-head-to-break-walls.html

Osmia bicornis (Red Mason Bee or Masonry Bee) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Osmia bicornis (Red Mason Bee or Masonry Bee) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOsmia bicornis (Red Mason Bee or Masonry Bee)
GenusOsmia (mason bees)
FamilyMEGACHILIDAE (a family of solitary bees)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Osmia bicornis (Red Mason Bee or Masonry Bee)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Edwards, M. Wild bees of Scotland: Identification guide http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/wildlife/wild%20bees%20identification%20guide.pdf
Roberts, S. & Dean, R. 2012 Information Sheet 4: Red Mason-bee (Osmia bicornis)

Osmia bicornis (Red Mason Bee or Masonry Bee) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
The Buzz Club 2016 How to build a solitary bee home

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Osmia bicornis (Red Mason Bee or Masonry Bee):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 16 images of Osmia bicornis (Red Mason Bee or Masonry Bee)
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