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Eastern Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa virginica

The Eastern Carpenter Bee is a big, fuzzy bee that loves to make holes in wood. They are important for helping flowers grow by spreading pollen as they visit them.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Eastern Carpenter Bee is a large, robust bee with a shiny, hairless black abdomen and a fuzzy yellow and black thorax. It has dark, iridescent wings and may have yellow markings on its head, especially in males, which helps distinguish it from the hairier abdomen of a bumblebee.

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Eastern Carpenter Bee
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Eastern Carpenter Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby carpenter bees eat a special mixture of pollen and nectar!

Male carpenter bees have a distinct yellow patch on their face!

They often return to the same wooden tunnels year after year!

You can hear a unique buzzing sound when they tunnel into wood!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Buzz Pollinator

Eastern Carpenter Bee can vibrate flowers at high frequencies that helps release pollen for plant fertilization.

Fähigkeit

Territorial Guard

Eastern Carpenter Bee males can hover aggressively to deter threats that helps them protect their nesting territories.

Fähigkeit

Stinger Defense

Eastern Carpenter Bee females can deliver a painful sting because of their barbed stinger that helps them defend their nest.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
30-50 mm
Größe
16-24 mm
Lebenserwartung
60-120 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
18 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

They drink sweet nectar for energy and collect pollen to feed their babies.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Flower sap

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Maypop

Passiflora incarnata

They visit flowers to collect nectar and pollen.

eaten by

Downy Woodpecker

Dendrocopos pubescens

Woodpeckers dig into wood to find their larvae.

parasitizes

Carpenter Bee Mite

Chaetodactylus krombeini

These mites hitchhike on bees to new nests.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Carpenter Bumblebee

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a bee, it's best to stay calm and not swat at it. They usually won't bother you.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Eastern Carpenter Bee?

30-50 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Eastern Carpenter Bee?

16-24 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Eastern Carpenter Bee?

60-120 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Eastern Carpenter Bee?

18 km/h

Was frisst Eastern Carpenter Bee?

They drink sweet nectar for energy and collect pollen to feed their babies.

Wo findet man Eastern Carpenter Bee normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Eastern Carpenter Bee?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Eastern Carpenter Bee?

6

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