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Dasypoda hirtipes · gauruotakojė bitė

Dasypoda altercator EN · pantaloon bee, hairy-legged mining bee DE · Hosenbiene LT · paprastoji gauruotakojė bitė PL · obrostka letnia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasypoda_hirtipes The females dig out nesting burrows in sandy soil and they frequently nest in large congregations, however, each female only looks after to her own nest. The main shaft is quite lengthy and can be between 8 and 60 centimetres long. The female digs it at an oblique angle which results in the spoil being deposited in a fan at one side of the entrance. The female digs side tunnels out from the main shaft at its end.

These bees tend to concentrate their foraging on flowers from the Asteraceae, especially those with yellow, composite flowers.