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Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee

Agapostemon splendens

The Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee is a small, shiny bee with beautiful brown wings. They love to visit flowers and help plants grow by spreading pollen.

Lebensraum: Urban areas, gardens

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The Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee is a medium-sized bee with a brilliant metallic green head and thorax. Its abdomen is distinctly striped with black and pale yellow bands. Unlike some relatives, its wings are noticeably tinted light brown, giving it a unique appearance.

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Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee
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Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Some female sweat bees share a nest entrance, but raise their young alone.

Their shimmering green bodies can change color slightly in different light!

They like to dig their nests in the ground, often in sunny, open soil.

This bee helps many plants make seeds, even though it's not a honeybee!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Metallic Camouflage

Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee has dazzling iridescent green armor that helps them blend into leafy surroundings.

Fähigkeit

Pollen Basket Power

Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee can carry loads of pollen because of special hairs on its legs, aiding flower pollination.

Fähigkeit

Sweat Seeking Sensors

Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee has sensors that help them find sweat on skin, which provides them with vital salts.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
10-20 mm
Größe
7-12 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
20 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This busy bee sips nectar for energy and collects pollen to feed its young!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat a special mix of pollen and nectar collected by the adult bee.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Visits and pollinates these cheerful yellow wildflowers.

eaten by

Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Can be ambushed by this camouflaged spider on flowers.

parasitizes

Cuckoo Bee

Nomada articulata

Female lays eggs in the sweat bee's ground nest.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Bees are usually friendly, but it's best to stay calm and not swat at them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee?

10-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee?

7-12 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee?

30-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee?

20 km/h

Was frisst Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee?

This busy bee sips nectar for energy and collects pollen to feed its young!

Wo findet man Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee normalerweise?

Urban areas, gardens

Wie jagt Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee?

6

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