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Valley Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa sonorina

The Valley Carpenter Bee is a big, fuzzy bee that loves to buzz around flowers. They are great at helping plants grow by spreading pollen as they visit flowers.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Valley Carpenter Bee is a large, robust bee with a striking appearance. Females are entirely glossy black, while males are covered in golden-orange fuzz and possess distinctive green eyes. This sexual dimorphism makes them visually unique among bees.

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Valley Carpenter Bee
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Valley Carpenter Bee

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Male Valley Carpenter Bees are often called 'blonde bees' and cannot sting!

These bees are very important 'generalist' pollinators, visiting a huge variety of different plants!

They have a super long tongue called a proboscis to sip nectar from deep inside flowers!

They prefer to nest in untreated wood like old fence posts or tree stumps, not your house!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Wood Architect

Valley Carpenter Bee can bore perfect tunnels into dead wood because of its powerful mandibles, creating safe nests.

Fähigkeit

Buzz Pollinator

Valley Carpenter Bee has the ability to vibrate its flight muscles rapidly to shake pollen from certain flowers, helping them reproduce.

Fähigkeit

Pollination Powerhouse

Valley Carpenter Bee has a large, hairy body that efficiently collects and transfers pollen, helping many plants create seeds.

Fähigkeit

Gender Chameleon

Valley Carpenter Bee males are fuzzy and golden with green eyes, while females are shiny black, helping them recognize mates.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
30-40 mm
Größe
20-25 mm
Lebenserwartung
250-400 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
18 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
1

Ernährung und Fütterung

These bees drink flower nectar for energy and collect pollen for their young to grow big and strong!

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • pollen

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

Helps this tree produce seeds by transferring pollen.

pollinates

White Sage

Salvia apiana

An important pollinator for this aromatic shrub.

pollinates

Arroyo Lupine

Lupinus succulentus

Visits these vibrant flowers, aiding their reproduction.

eaten by

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus vociferans

Adult bees can be prey for these insectivorous birds.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Stay calm if you see a bee; they usually just want to collect pollen and won't bother you.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Valley Carpenter Bee?

30-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Valley Carpenter Bee?

20-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Valley Carpenter Bee?

250-400 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Valley Carpenter Bee?

18 km/h

Was frisst Valley Carpenter Bee?

These bees drink flower nectar for energy and collect pollen for their young to grow big and strong!

Wo findet man Valley Carpenter Bee normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Valley Carpenter Bee?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Valley Carpenter Bee?

6

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