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Tawny Mining Bee

Andrena fulva

The Tawny Mining Bee is a small, fuzzy bee that loves to dig in the ground. They are important pollinators, helping flowers grow by spreading pollen as they visit them.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

Aussehen

The Tawny Mining Bee is covered in dense, bright fox-red or ginger fur on its thorax, with a contrasting shiny black abdomen and black legs. Its vibrant, uniform tawny coat makes it visually distinct from most other spring bees.

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Tawny Mining Bee
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Tawny Mining Bee

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Each mother bee works completely alone, digging a new tunnel for every single egg.

Males have lighter, yellowish facial hair, making them look a bit different.

Sometimes many females nest close together, forming a 'mini-village' of burrows!

They often nest in sunny lawns, creating tiny volcano-shaped soil mounds!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underground Architects

Tawny Mining Bees can excavate intricate burrows underground for their nests because they have strong mandibles for digging.

Fähigkeit

Pollen Collectors

Tawny Mining Bees have special branched hairs (scopae) on their hind legs that help them efficiently collect and carry pollen.

Fähigkeit

Spring Sensors

Tawny Mining Bees emerge very early in spring, synchronizing their appearance with the blooming of vital early-season flowers.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
15-25 mm
Größe
8-14 mm
Lebenserwartung
21-42 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Tawny Mining Bees drink flower nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their babies.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Salix caprea (Goat Willow)
  • Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion)
  • Prunus domestica (Plum Tree)

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Goat Willow

Salix caprea

Crucial early pollinator for catkins.

pollinates

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Visits widespread garden flowers for vital resources.

eaten by

Red-horned Nomad Bee

Nomada ruficornis

Cuckoo bee larvae consume host's pollen provisions.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

A common bird predator of flying insects.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be gentle and watch from a distance when you see bees. They are helpful friends!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Tawny Mining Bee?

15-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Tawny Mining Bee?

8-14 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Tawny Mining Bee?

21-42 Tage

Was frisst Tawny Mining Bee?

Tawny Mining Bees drink flower nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their babies.

Wo findet man Tawny Mining Bee normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Tawny Mining Bee?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Tawny Mining Bee?

6

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