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Unarmed Leafcutter Bee

Megachile inermis

The Unarmed Leafcutter Bee is a small, friendly bee that loves to collect leaves for its nest. They are great pollinators and help flowers grow by spreading pollen.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

Aussehen

The Unarmed Leafcutter Bee is a robust, dark-bodied insect, often covered with pale yellowish to whitish hairs, particularly on its underside. It has a smoother, less spiky facial appearance compared to some other leafcutter bees, with a distinct, stocky shape.

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Unarmed Leafcutter Bee
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Unarmed Leafcutter Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby leafcutter bees eat a special paste made of pollen and nectar their mom provides!

Look closely at leaves for perfect semi-circular cuts—that's their handiwork!

These bees are solitary, meaning each female builds her own nest without a queen!

They don't make honey, but are super important for plant pollination!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Leaf-Cutting Prowess

Unarmed Leafcutter Bees can precisely cut perfect semi-circular pieces from leaves because of their strong mandibles, helping them build secure nests.

Fähigkeit

Pollen Carrying Belly

Unarmed Leafcutter Bees have a special hairy 'pollen brush' on their belly that helps them carry lots of pollen back to their nest.

Fähigkeit

Efficient Pollinator

Unarmed Leafcutter Bees are excellent at pollinating because they rub their hairy bellies on flowers, collecting and transferring pollen effectively.

Fähigkeit

Custom Nest Builder

Unarmed Leafcutter Bees can construct intricate tube-shaped nests from leaf pieces, creating cozy, protected cells for their developing young.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
18-25 mm
Größe
10-14 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This bee sips flower nectar for energy and collects pollen to feed its growing babies in the nest.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • legume flowers
  • composite flowers

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Helps reproduce.

pollinates

White Clover

Trifolium repens

Transfers pollen.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Eats larvae.

parasitizes

Sapyga Wasp

Sapyga pumila

Lays eggs in nests.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Watch bees from a distance and don't disturb their nests.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Unarmed Leafcutter Bee?

18-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Unarmed Leafcutter Bee?

10-14 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Unarmed Leafcutter Bee?

30-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Unarmed Leafcutter Bee?

15 km/h

Was frisst Unarmed Leafcutter Bee?

This bee sips flower nectar for energy and collects pollen to feed its growing babies in the nest.

Wo findet man Unarmed Leafcutter Bee normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Unarmed Leafcutter Bee?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Unarmed Leafcutter Bee?

6

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