Fine striped sweat bee

Agapostemon subtilior

The fine striped sweat bee is a small, shiny bee with beautiful stripes. They love to visit flowers and help plants grow by spreading pollen.

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

The Fine striped sweat bee is a dazzling metallic green on its head and thorax, giving it a jewel-like shine. Its abdomen is distinctly marked with bold black and yellow stripes, making it easily identifiable among other green bees.

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Fine striped sweat bee

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Sometimes, many female sweat bees will share a single nest entrance for safety!

Their dazzling metallic green bodies shimmer like tiny jewels when they fly!

These busy bees visit many different types of flowers, making them super important!

They are called 'sweat bees' because they love to sip salty sweat from your skin!

Habilidades especiales

Fine striped sweat bee can buzz-pollinate flowers by vibrating its body, which helps release pollen from certain plants.

Fine striped sweat bee has specialized hairs on its legs that help it collect and carry pollen back to its nest for its young.

Fine striped sweat bee can dig intricate underground nests, creating safe chambers to lay eggs and store food.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 10-18 mm
Tamaño: 7-9 mm
Esperanza de vida: 30-60 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 12 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

They drink sugary nectar for energy and gather protein-rich pollen for their growing babies.

Alimentos principales

Nectar
Pollen
Asteraceae flowers
Rosaceae flowers

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Helps transfer pollen between these bright, cheerful flowers.

pollinates

Red Raspberry

Rubus idaeus

Essential for the production of tasty raspberries.

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

A small, but nutritious meal for this aerial insectivore.

parasitizes

Cuckoo Bee

Nomada articulata

Lays its eggs in the sweat bee's nest, stealing food for its young.

Rasgos

A rayas

Marcado con bandas paralelas o líneas de color.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

Diurno

Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.