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Golden-tailed Woodborer

Lithurgus chrysurus

The Golden-tailed Woodborer is a special beetle known for its shiny golden tail! These little insects help trees by making tunnels in wood, which can help the tree stay healthy.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Golden-tailed Woodborer is a dark-bodied bee with a metallic luster. It has a distinctive tuft of dense, golden-yellow hairs at the tip of its abdomen, giving it its 'golden tail' appearance. Its body is slender, often resembling a wasp.

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Golden-tailed Woodborer
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Golden-tailed Woodborer

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Despite looking like a wasp, this fuzzy insect is actually a gentle bee.

Their striking golden tail hairs shimmer, helping them stand out in nature!

These clever bees lay their eggs inside tiny tunnels already made in wood.

They're called "resin bees" because they build nests from sticky tree sap!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Resin Sculptor

Golden-tailed Woodborer can collect and sculpt plant resins because it has specialized mandibles that help it shape sticky resin into nest structures.

Habilidad

Pollen Powerhouse

The Golden-tailed Woodborer has special hairs on its legs and body that help them collect pollen, which is crucial for feeding their young.

Habilidad

Nesting Ingenuity

The Golden-tailed Woodborer can create safe nurseries for its young because it nests in pre-existing holes in wood or stems, sealing them with resin.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
15-21 mm
Tamaño
10-14 mm
Esperanza de vida
30-90 días
Velocidad de vuelo
10-15 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6
Tamaño de la colonia
1

Dieta y alimentación

These bees drink flower nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their babies.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae eat pollen paste, adults drink nectar.

Alimentos principales

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Thistle nectar
  • Sunflower pollen

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Yellow Starthistle

Centaurea solstitialis

collects pollen and nectar

depends on

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

collects resin for nest building

eaten by

European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

might get caught in webs

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

forages for insects

parasitizes

Red-footed Cuckoo Bee

Coelioxys rufescens

lays eggs in its nests

Rasgos

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Golden-tailed Woodborer?

15-21 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Golden-tailed Woodborer?

10-14 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Golden-tailed Woodborer?

30-90 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Golden-tailed Woodborer?

10-15 km/h

¿Qué come Golden-tailed Woodborer?

These bees drink flower nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their babies.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Golden-tailed Woodborer?

Forests

¿Cómo caza Golden-tailed Woodborer?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Golden-tailed Woodborer?

6

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