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Buffish Mining Bee

Andrena nigroaenea

The Buffish Mining Bee is a small, fuzzy bee that loves to dig in the ground. They are important pollinators, helping flowers grow by spreading pollen as they visit them.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Buffish Mining Bee has a distinctive, dense coat of foxy-red or orange-brown fur on its thorax. Its abdomen is often darker and less hairy, sometimes appearing almost bare and black. Yellow-orange hairs can be seen on its legs, especially when collecting pollen.

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Buffish Mining Bee
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Buffish Mining Bee

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Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Buffish Mining Bees often build their nests in bare soil, like paths or lawns!

Each female bee is a super-mom, raising her babies all by herself.

Their fuzzy bodies help them stay warm when spring weather is still cool.

They are called 'mining' bees because they dig tunnels in the ground!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Underground Architect

Buffish Mining Bees can dig intricate burrows underground to create safe nurseries for their young.

Habilidad

Pollen Powerhouse

Buffish Mining Bees have special fuzzy hairs on their hind legs called scopa to carry lots of pollen.

Habilidad

Spring Awakener

Buffish Mining Bees are one of the very first bees to emerge in spring, even on chilly days.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
18-25 mm
Tamaño
10-14 mm
Esperanza de vida
20-40 días
Velocidad de vuelo
15 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6
Tamaño de la colonia
1

Dieta y alimentación

They drink nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their babies in underground nests.

Alimentos principales

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • Salix caprea (Goat Willow) pollen
  • Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) nectar
  • Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn) nectar

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Goat Willow

Salix caprea

An important early spring food source.

pollinates

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

A crucial early flower for nectar and pollen.

parasitizes

Yellow-shouldered Nomad Bee

Nomada fucata

Its cuckoo bee lays eggs in the mining bee's nests.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds may prey on adult bees when foraging.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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Don't disturb bees while they are working; they are usually not harmful.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Buffish Mining Bee?

18-25 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Buffish Mining Bee?

10-14 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Buffish Mining Bee?

20-40 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Buffish Mining Bee?

15 km/h

¿Qué come Buffish Mining Bee?

They drink nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their babies in underground nests.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Buffish Mining Bee?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Buffish Mining Bee?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Buffish Mining Bee?

6

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