Ligated Furrow Bee

Halictus ligatus

The Ligated Furrow Bee is a small, friendly bee that loves to buzz around flowers. They help plants grow by spreading pollen while they collect nectar to eat.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Ligated Furrow Bee has a metallic greenish-gold head and thorax, contrasting with a darker, more slender abdomen. Its abdomen features faint, hairless indentations that give it a subtly striped look.

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Ligated Furrow Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A special gland in their abdomen helps female Ligated Furrow Bees mark their underground territory.

The name "ligated" comes from the faint stripe-like indentations on their abdomen!

These bees can sometimes share a nest entrance, but still have their own private tunnels!

They often have two generations of bees born in a single year, one in spring and one in summer.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Ligated Furrow Bees can dig intricate burrows underground because they have strong mandibles and specialized legs for excavating soil, protecting their offspring.

Ligated Furrow Bees have fuzzy bodies that help them collect and transport pollen between flowers, allowing plants to produce seeds and fruits.

Ligated Furrow Bees can be solitary or semi-social, building small communal nests where a mother shares duties with her daughters.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 8-15 mm
Größe: 4-8 mm
Lebenserwartung: 30-180 Tage
Anzahl der Beine: 6
Koloniegröße: 20

Ernährung und Fütterung

These busy bees sip nectar for energy and collect pollen to feed their young!

Hauptnahrung

Flower nectar
Plant pollen
Honeydew

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Visits common goldenrod flowers for nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Common Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

An important early season pollinator of dandelions.

parasitizes

Cuckoo Bee

Sphecodes arvensis

Female cuckoo bees lay eggs in Ligated Furrow Bee nests.

eaten by

Flower Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Ambush predators that often hide in flowers to catch bees.

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Bestäubermagnet

Beschreibt Pflanzen, die für eine Vielzahl von bestäubenden Organismen besonders attraktiv und nützlich sind.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.