Flat-tailed Leafcutter Bee

Megachile mendica

The Flat-tailed Leafcutter Bee is a small, friendly bee that loves to collect leaves. They use the leaves to build cozy nests for their babies. These bees are important for helping flowers grow by spreading pollen.

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

The Flat-tailed Leafcutter Bee is a medium-sized bee with a black body covered in dense whitish hairs, especially on its face and the underside of its abdomen. Females have a prominent brush of golden-yellow hairs beneath their belly for collecting pollen, and their abdomen often appears somewhat flattened.

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Flat-tailed Leafcutter Bee

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

A female bee can lay up to 20 eggs, each in its own leafy chamber.

Leafcutter bees don't sting unless aggressively handled, making them gentle giants!

These bees prefer to use leaves from roses and lilacs for their nests!

They often choose hollow stems or rotting wood to build their amazing nests.

Habilidades especiales

Flat-tailed Leafcutter Bee can snip perfect circular pieces from leaves using strong jaws, which helps them build sturdy, camouflaged nests.

Flat-tailed Leafcutter Bee has a unique fuzzy brush on its belly that helps them carry massive amounts of pollen, making them excellent pollinators.

Flat-tailed Leafcutter Bee can construct individual cells within tunnels using leaf pieces, providing safe, custom nurseries for their young.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 15-25 mm
Tamaño: 8-12 mm
Esperanza de vida: 20-60 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 18 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

They sip nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their babies.

Alimentos principales

Nectar
Pollen
Helianthus annuus
Trifolium repens

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Multiflora Rose

Rosa multiflora

Gathers leaf pieces and pollen from flowers.

pollinates

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Collects nectar and pollen from its blooms.

eaten by

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Ambush predator waiting on flowers for bees.

parasitizes

Sapyga Wasp

Sapyga pumila

Lays eggs in the bee's nest cells.

Rasgos

Peludo

Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

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.

Especie clave

Describe una especie cuya presencia y papel tienen un efecto desproporcionadamente grande en su entorno.

Miniatura

Relativo a especies que son significativamente más pequeñas que lo típico o promedio de su tipo.

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.