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Green-eyed Flower Bee

Anthophora bimaculata

The Green-eyed Flower Bee is a small, fuzzy bee with bright green eyes! They love to visit flowers to collect nectar and help plants grow by spreading pollen.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Green-eyed Flower Bee is a small, hairy bee, typically dark-bodied with subtle pale yellow or whitish bands on its abdomen. Its most striking feature, especially in males, is its bright, iridescent green eyes, which stand out against its dark head. This distinguishes it from many other brown or black bees.

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Green-eyed Flower Bee
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Green-eyed Flower Bee

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Did you know this bee doesn't live in a big hive, but builds tiny homes all by itself!

Its amazing green eyes glow extra bright on males, helping them find their bee-mates!

These busy bees often make their cozy nests by digging tunnels underground.

Watch closely! This bee can hover perfectly still in the air before landing on a flower.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Swift Flight

Green-eyed Flower Bee can dart and hover with incredible agility because of its powerful wings, allowing them to quickly move between blossoms.

Fähigkeit

Pollen Power-Up

Green-eyed Flower Bee can efficiently collect pollen using specialized fuzzy hairs on their legs, which helps them carry vital nutrients back to their nests.

Fähigkeit

Deep Nectar Drinker

Green-eyed Flower Bee has a long tongue (proboscis) that helps them reach sweet nectar deep inside tubular flowers, often inaccessible to other insects.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
15-20 mm
Größe
8-10 mm
Lebenserwartung
20-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Sips sweet flower nectar for energy and gathers protein-rich pollen for its young.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • Lamium purpureum pollen
  • Veronica chamaedrys nectar

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Red Dead-nettle

Lamium purpureum

Provides early spring nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Germander Speedwell

Veronica chamaedrys

An important source of nectar in gardens.

eaten by

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

A colorful bird that preys on various flying insects.

parasitizes

Thick-headed Fly

Physocephala rufipes

Its larvae develop inside the bee's body.

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 Green-eyed Flower Bee?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Green-eyed Flower Bee?

8-10 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Green-eyed Flower Bee?

20-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Green-eyed Flower Bee?

15 km/h

Was frisst Green-eyed Flower Bee?

Sips sweet flower nectar for energy and gathers protein-rich pollen for its young.

Wo findet man Green-eyed Flower Bee normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Green-eyed Flower Bee?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Green-eyed Flower Bee?

6

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