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Habropoda miserabilis

Habropoda miserabilis

The Habropoda miserabilis, also known as the miserable bee, is a small, fuzzy insect that loves to buzz around flowers. They are important for helping plants grow by spreading pollen.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Habropoda miserabilis is a medium-sized, fuzzy bee with a dark body covered in dense, yellowish-orange hair on its thorax, contrasting with a darker abdomen. It has delicate, smoky wings and robust legs adapted for digging. Its overall appearance can sometimes be mistaken for a small bumblebee.

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Habropoda miserabilis

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Rare

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Their name 'miserabilis' might come from how early and cold they appear in spring!

These bees are specialized, only gathering food from a few specific kinds of flowers!

They are excellent architects, building individual, hidden tunnels for each baby bee.

Without these bees, some of California's most beautiful early wildflowers wouldn't thrive!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Vibration Pollinator

Habropoda miserabilis can 'buzz pollinate' by vibrating their flight muscles, shaking pollen from flowers not accessible to other bees.

Fähigkeit

Early Bird Forager

Habropoda miserabilis has a unique internal clock that helps them emerge and forage for nectar very early in the spring.

Fähigkeit

Underground Architects

Habropoda miserabilis can dig intricate nests in the ground because of their strong legs, creating safe homes for their young.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
15-20 mm
Größe
8-12 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These bees drink flower nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their growing larvae.

Hauptnahrung

  • Arctostaphylos nectar
  • Arctostaphylos pollen
  • Cercocarpus betuloides nectar
  • Cercocarpus betuloides pollen

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita

Primary pollen and nectar source

pollinates

Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides

An important early-season food source

parasitizes

Greater Bee Fly

Bombylius major

Larvae often parasitize bee nests

eats

Silky Ant

Formica fusca

Ants may raid bee nests

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Miserable Bee

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Be gentle and quiet around bees, and they will usually leave you alone.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Habropoda miserabilis?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Habropoda miserabilis?

8-12 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Habropoda miserabilis?

30-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Habropoda miserabilis?

15 km/h

Was frisst Habropoda miserabilis?

These bees drink flower nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their growing larvae.

Wo findet man Habropoda miserabilis normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Habropoda miserabilis?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Habropoda miserabilis?

6

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