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Epimelissodes

Epimelissodes

Epimelissodes are small, colorful insects that love to buzz around flowers. They help plants grow by spreading pollen, making them very important for nature!

Lebensraum: Gardens and meadows

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The Epimelissodes is a slender bee, often sporting dark bodies with distinctive yellow or white bands across its abdomen. It has relatively sparse body hair, giving it a somewhat glossy appearance compared to other fuzzy bees. Its wings are typically clear with dark veins.

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Epimelissodes

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Epimelissodes babies eat the food collected by other bee mothers!

Many people confuse Epimelissodes with wasps because of their similar look!

Their name comes from cuckoo birds, which also lay eggs in other nests!

Unlike most bees, Epimelissodes doesn't collect pollen for its young to eat!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Nest Infiltrator

Epimelissodes can sneak into other bee nests to lay their eggs because they lack pollen-carrying structures.

Fähigkeit

Wasp Disguise

Epimelissodes often has a sleek, less hairy body shape that helps it look like a wasp, deterring predators.

Fähigkeit

Quick Grower

Their larvae can develop very quickly, helping them outcompete the host larvae in shared nests.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
12-30 mm
Größe
8-15 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adult Epimelissodes drink flower nectar for energy, but their young feast on food collected by other bees.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae consume pollen and nectar provisions gathered by host bees, sometimes also eating the host's young.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar (from various flowers)
  • Pollen (from host nests)
  • Honeydew (occasionally)

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

parasitizes

Two-spotted Long-horned Bee

Melissodes bimaculata

Lays eggs in its nest, stealing its food provisions.

pollinates

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

While drinking nectar, they transfer pollen between flowers.

eaten by

Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Caught in webs while foraging for nectar.

parasitizes

Eastern Long-horned Bee

Melissodes desponsa

Their larvae consume pollen stores intended for host young.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't touch insects without asking an adult, as some might sting.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Epimelissodes?

12-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Epimelissodes?

8-15 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Epimelissodes?

30-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Epimelissodes?

15 km/h

Was frisst Epimelissodes?

Adult Epimelissodes drink flower nectar for energy, but their young feast on food collected by other bees.

Wo findet man Epimelissodes normalerweise?

Gardens and meadows

Wie jagt Epimelissodes?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Epimelissodes?

6

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