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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Pitted Resin Bee

Anthidiellum strigatum

About

A small, stout bee with bold yellow and black markings that constructs free-standing resin nests on rocks and walls. It is widespread across Europe.

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Did You Know?

Unlike most bees, it builds its nest cells as exposed resin lumps on open rock surfaces rather than hiding them in cavities.