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Violet Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa violacea

The Violet Carpenter Bee is a big, fuzzy bee that loves to buzz around flowers. They are great at helping plants grow by spreading pollen while they collect nectar.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Violet Carpenter Bee is a large, robust bee with a shiny, metallic, dark blue-violet body and dark, iridescent wings that can appear purplish in sunlight. Unlike fuzzy bumblebees, its abdomen is smooth and hairless.

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Violet Carpenter Bee
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Violet Carpenter Bee

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adults can live for an entire year, much longer than many other types of bees!

Male Violet Carpenter Bees cannot sting at all, only the females can if threatened!

These big bees can make a home by drilling perfect round tunnels in dead wood!

Violet Carpenter Bees are some of the biggest bees in Europe, making them easy to spot!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Wood Architect

Violet Carpenter Bee can bore smooth, cylindrical tunnels in dead wood using its strong mandibles because this creates a safe nest for its offspring.

Fähigkeit

Vibration Pollinator

Violet Carpenter Bee can buzz pollinate flowers by vibrating its body that helps release hidden pollen from tricky blossoms.

Fähigkeit

Agile Aviator

Violet Carpenter Bee has powerful wings that help it fly quickly and navigate intricate flower patterns with precision.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
40-55 mm
Größe
25-30 mm
Lebenserwartung
300-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
12 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
1

Ernährung und Fütterung

This bee sips sweet nectar for energy and collects pollen for strength, like a tiny flying vegetarian!

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Lavender
  • Wisteria
  • Borage

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

Provides essential nectar and pollen for the bee.

pollinates

Chinese Wisteria

Wisteria sinensis

A key food source, often 'nectar robbed' from the side.

eaten by

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

A bird known for preying on various large insects, including bees.

eaten by

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

A predatory bird that hunts large insects and impales them.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a bee, watch it from a distance and don't try to touch it.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

40-55 mm

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

25-30 mm

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

300-365 Tage

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

12 km/h

Was frisst Violet Carpenter Bee?

This bee sips sweet nectar for energy and collects pollen for strength, like a tiny flying vegetarian!

Wo findet man Violet Carpenter Bee normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Violet Carpenter Bee?

Foraging

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

6

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