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Hairy-footed Flower Bee

Anthophora plumipes

The Hairy-footed Flower Bee is a fuzzy little bee that loves to visit flowers. They are great at helping plants grow by spreading pollen while they collect nectar.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Hairy-footed Flower Bee is a large, bumblebee-like bee. Females are mostly black with striking orange-red hairs on their hind legs, while males have yellowish-brown fur and distinctive long, pale, hairy forelegs. Both have a characteristically fast, darting flight.

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Hairy-footed Flower Bee
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Hairy-footed Flower Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even though they look chunky, these bees are super agile fliers, zipping around flowers at top speed.

Hairy-footed Flower Bees love flowers with long, tubular shapes because their tongues are extra long!

Male Hairy-footed Flower Bees have extra-long, tufted forelegs that they wave to attract females!

These solitary bees don't live in hives; instead, each female builds her own nest in the ground.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Pollen Power Pockets

Hairy-footed Flower Bee has super hairy hind legs that help them carry large amounts of pollen back to their nests.

Fähigkeit

Buzz Pollination Blast

Hairy-footed Flower Bee can vibrate flowers at a specific frequency to release hidden pollen, like a tiny sonic boom!

Fähigkeit

Early Bird Advantage

Hairy-footed Flower Bee can emerge early in spring, giving them first access to fresh flowers and resources.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-28 mm
Größe
12-16 mm
Lebenserwartung
20-40 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
18 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This bee drinks flower nectar for energy and collects pollen to feed its young.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Comfrey
  • Lungwort
  • Dead-nettle

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Main source of nectar and pollen for adults.

pollinates

White Dead-nettle

Lamium album

An important early spring flower for food.

parasitizes

Mourning Bee

Melecta luctuosa

A cuckoo bee that lays its eggs in their nests.

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Birds can sometimes prey on foraging bees.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be gentle and quiet around bees; they are friendly and help flowers grow!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Hairy-footed Flower Bee?

20-28 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Hairy-footed Flower Bee?

12-16 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Hairy-footed Flower Bee?

20-40 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Hairy-footed Flower Bee?

18 km/h

Was frisst Hairy-footed Flower Bee?

This bee drinks flower nectar for energy and collects pollen to feed its young.

Wo findet man Hairy-footed Flower Bee normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Hairy-footed Flower Bee?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Hairy-footed Flower Bee?

6

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