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Large Carpenter Bees are amazing insects that love to buzz around flowers! They are known for their big, fuzzy bodies and the important role they play in pollinating plants.
Lebensraum: Large Carpenter Bees are commonly found in gardens, forests, and areas with plenty of flowering plants.
The Large Carpenter Bees is a big, robust bee, often with a shiny, hairless black or metallic blue-black abdomen. Its thorax is usually covered in dense yellow or orange hairs, contrasting with its smooth body. This bee is visually distinct from bumblebees due to its smooth, often iridescent abdomen.





Kategorie
InsektenSeltenheit
Common
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Snaps
Mach den ersten Snap!
Carpenter bees make 'bee bread' from pollen and nectar to feed their young!
Male carpenter bees have a yellow patch on their face and cannot sting!
Some flowers only release pollen when a carpenter bee vibrates them loudly!
They tunnel deep into wood, creating homes several feet long for their young!
Large Carpenter Bees can vibrate their flight muscles rapidly because this helps them release pollen from certain flowers.
Large Carpenter Bees can cut a hole at the base of flowers because this helps them access nectar without pollinating.
Large Carpenter Bees has powerful wings that help them carry heavy loads of pollen and nectar over long distances.
Carpenter bees drink nectar for energy and collect pollen to feed their babies.
Passiflora incarnata
Spreads pollen for fruit.
Wisteria sinensis
Helps these flowering vines reproduce.
Dryobates pubescens
Feeds on larvae in wood nests.
Mantis religiosa
Preys on adult bees in gardens.
Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.
Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.
Waldlebensräume sind terrestrische Lebensräume, die von dichtem Baumbestand dominiert werden und eine große Vielfalt an Pflanzen- und Tierarten beherbergen.
Tagaktive Tiere sind hauptsächlich bei Tageslicht aktiv und ruhen oder schlafen in der Regel nachts.
Beschreibt Organismen, die Pollen übertragen und so die Befruchtung und Fortpflanzung von Pflanzen ermöglichen.
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Always observe bees from a distance to avoid getting stung.
30-50 mm
15-25 mm
300-400 Tage
15 km/h
Carpenter bees drink nectar for energy and collect pollen to feed their babies.
Large Carpenter Bees are commonly found in gardens, forests, and areas with plenty of flowering plants.
Foraging
6
Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.
Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.