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Unequal Cellophane Bee

Colletes inaequalis

The Unequal Cellophane Bee is a small, fuzzy bee that loves to collect pollen. They are important for helping flowers grow by spreading pollen from one flower to another.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Unequal Cellophane Bee is a medium-sized bee, featuring a furry, yellowish-brown thorax and an abdomen banded with black and lighter segments. Its body often has a unique, shiny, translucent cuticle, and its head is distinctively heart-shaped.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungHymenopteraFamilieColletidaeGattungColletes
Unequal Cellophane Bee
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Unequal Cellophane Bee

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even though they are bees, they don't make honey like the famous honeybee!

They are called 'solitary bees' because each female builds her own nest all by herself!

This bee uses its tongue to paint waterproof walls inside its underground home!

Unequal Cellophane Bees are some of the very first bees to wake up in spring!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Cellophane Nest Liner

Unequal Cellophane Bees can secrete a unique, cellophane-like substance that helps them waterproof and protect their underground nests.

Fähigkeit

Super Digger

Unequal Cellophane Bees are powerful and quick diggers, allowing them to rapidly create their intricate, safe burrows in the soil.

Fähigkeit

Early Spring Emergence

Unequal Cellophane Bees can emerge very early in spring, which helps them access nectar and pollen before many other insects.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
15-25 mm
Größe
8-14 mm
Lebenserwartung
20-40 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
18 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These bees sip nectar for energy and collect pollen for their babies.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • maple blossoms
  • willow catkins
  • fruit tree flowers

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Provides early spring nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

An important early spring food source.

parasitizes

Two-banded Cuckoo Bee

Epeolus bifasciatus

Lays eggs in the nests of Colletes bees.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be gentle and quiet around bees; they help flowers grow and usually won't bother you.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Unequal Cellophane Bee?

15-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Unequal Cellophane Bee?

8-14 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Unequal Cellophane Bee?

20-40 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Unequal Cellophane Bee?

18 km/h

Was frisst Unequal Cellophane Bee?

These bees sip nectar for energy and collect pollen for their babies.

Wo findet man Unequal Cellophane Bee normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Unequal Cellophane Bee?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Unequal Cellophane Bee?

6

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