Golden Furrow Bee

Halictus subauratus

The Golden Furrow Bee is a small, shiny bee that loves to visit flowers. They are important for helping plants grow by spreading pollen. You can often see them buzzing around gardens and fields!

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

The Golden Furrow Bee has a distinctive metallic golden-green body, especially noticeable on its head and thorax. Its abdomen is dark with pale bands, and its legs are yellowish-brown, giving it a unique shimmer among garden bees.

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Golden Furrow Bee

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Female Golden Furrow Bees often share a nest entrance, but still raise their own young!

These tiny bees get their name from their amazing metallic golden-green shimmer!

They're sometimes called 'sweat bees' because they are attracted to human sweat for salt!

Unlike honeybees, each female builds her own private cell for her developing larvae!

Habilidades especiales

Golden Furrow Bee can dig intricate underground nests because they have strong mandibles and legs that help them excavate tunnels for their young.

Golden Furrow Bee has fuzzy bodies that help them collect and transport pollen, making them excellent pollinators for many flowering plants.

Golden Furrow Bee can live in small colonies with a queen and workers, which helps them share tasks and better protect their young.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 10-18 mm
Tamaño: 7-9 mm
Esperanza de vida: 20-60 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 15 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6
Tamaño de la colonia: 50

Dieta y alimentación

These busy bees drink sweet nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their growing babies!

Alimentos principales

nectar
pollen
dandelions
clover
thistles
daisies

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Feeds on its nectar and helps in reproduction.

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Transfers pollen between flowers while foraging.

eaten by

Flower Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Ambushes bees visiting flowers for a meal.

parasitizes

Ruby-tailed Wasp

Chrysis ignita

Lays eggs in the nests of other bees for its larvae.

Rasgos

Peludo

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

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.

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.