mason bee
any of numerous solitary bees, as of the family Megachilidae, that construct nests of clay.
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The male of the chalicodome or mason-bee is russet, the far more beautiful female is a fine velvety black with deep violet wings.
The Natural Philosophy of Love | Remy de GourmontI have described her as a waster of food when her larva is established, according to custom, in the cell of the Mason-bee.
More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri FabreMrs. Mason-Bee fills these cells with honey, lays an egg in the honey, and when the babies come along—don't you see?
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust | Hallam HawksworthWell, to make a long story short, these pebbles had on them the little clay cells of the mason-bee.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust | Hallam HawksworthMrs. Mason-Bee takes those extra trips because a roadway is so much harder to dig in!
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust | Hallam Hawksworth
British Dictionary definitions for mason bee
any bee of the family Megachilidae that builds a hard domelike nest of sand, clay, etc, held together with saliva
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