Green-eyed Flower Bee

Anthophora bimaculata

The Green-eyed Flower Bee is a small, fuzzy bee with bright green eyes! They love to visit flowers to collect nectar and help plants grow by spreading pollen.

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

The Green-eyed Flower Bee is a small, hairy bee, typically dark-bodied with subtle pale yellow or whitish bands on its abdomen. Its most striking feature, especially in males, is its bright, iridescent green eyes, which stand out against its dark head. This distinguishes it from many other brown or black bees.

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Green-eyed Flower Bee

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Did you know this bee doesn't live in a big hive, but builds tiny homes all by itself!

Its amazing green eyes glow extra bright on males, helping them find their bee-mates!

These busy bees often make their cozy nests by digging tunnels underground.

Watch closely! This bee can hover perfectly still in the air before landing on a flower.

Habilidades especiales

Green-eyed Flower Bee can dart and hover with incredible agility because of its powerful wings, allowing them to quickly move between blossoms.

Green-eyed Flower Bee can efficiently collect pollen using specialized fuzzy hairs on their legs, which helps them carry vital nutrients back to their nests.

Green-eyed Flower Bee has a long tongue (proboscis) that helps them reach sweet nectar deep inside tubular flowers, often inaccessible to other insects.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 15-20 mm
Tamaño: 8-10 mm
Esperanza de vida: 20-60 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 15 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Sips sweet flower nectar for energy and gathers protein-rich pollen for its young.

Alimentos principales

nectar
pollen
Lamium purpureum pollen
Veronica chamaedrys nectar

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Red Dead-nettle

Lamium purpureum

Provides early spring nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Germander Speedwell

Veronica chamaedrys

An important source of nectar in gardens.

eaten by

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

A colorful bird that preys on various flying insects.

parasitizes

Thick-headed Fly

Physocephala rufipes

Its larvae develop inside the bee's body.

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.

Velocista

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos que exhiben una rapidez excepcional en sus movimientos para cazar, escapar o desplazarse.

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.