A mason bee builds a row of rooms behind mud walls — ChillScroll

A metallic blue mason bee placing a mud bead into a hollow reed divided by clay walls

A mason bee builds a row of rooms behind mud walls

The female uses an existing tunnel, adds food and one egg, then closes the cell with a mud partition. She repeats the pattern until the tunnel is nearly full and seals the entrance with a thicker wall.

One reed, several little rooms, and a very tidy clay front door.

Source · USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service ↗