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Villa

Villa

The Villa is a small insect that loves to buzz around flowers. It helps plants grow by spreading pollen and is often seen in gardens during sunny days.

Lebensraum: Gardens

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The Villa is a furry insect, often resembling a bee with its stout, hairy body. It typically has distinctive dark markings or patterns on its wings. These flies frequently display varied colors, including shades of brown, yellow, and black, making them visually striking.

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Villa

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Baby Villas are secret agents, sneaking into other insect nests to grow strong!

Some Villas are master disguise artists, looking just like scary wasps to trick predators!

Their wings beat so fast, they sometimes look like a blurry shimmer when they fly!

They drink nectar like tiny hummingbirds, hovering perfectly in front of flowers!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Hovering Master

Villa can hover perfectly still in mid-air because of its rapid wing beats that help them precisely approach flowers.

Fähigkeit

Deep Nectar Sipper

Villa has a long, slender proboscis that helps them reach nectar deep inside flowers, avoiding messy pollen.

Fähigkeit

Disguise Artist

Villa can mimic bees or wasps in appearance, which helps them avoid predators who think they are dangerous.

Fähigkeit

Secret Agent Larvae

Villa larvae can parasitize other insect larvae, helping control pest populations by consuming them secretly.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
7-40 mm
Größe
5-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adult Villas sip nectar, while their larvae secretly eat other insects.

Altersunterschiede: Adults feed on nectar and pollen, while larvae are parasitic on other insect larvae, consuming them.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • pollen

Nahrungssuche

  • Null

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

parasitizes

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Villa larvae are known to parasitize the larvae of honey bees.

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Adult Villa flies can be a food source for small birds like sparrows.

pollinates

Common Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Adult Villa flies help pollinate various wildflowers, including dandelions.

parasitizes

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Villa larvae can develop as parasites inside the nests of bumblebees.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't try to catch insects; just watch them from a distance!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Villa?

7-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Villa?

5-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Villa?

14-30 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Villa?

15 km/h

Was frisst Villa?

Adult Villas sip nectar, while their larvae secretly eat other insects.

Wo findet man Villa normalerweise?

Gardens

Wie jagt Villa?

Null

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Villa?

6

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