Hairy-footed Flower Bee

Anthophora plumipes

The Hairy-footed Flower Bee is a fuzzy little bee that loves to visit flowers. They are great at helping plants grow by spreading pollen while they collect nectar.

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

The Hairy-footed Flower Bee is a large, bumblebee-like bee. Females are mostly black with striking orange-red hairs on their hind legs, while males have yellowish-brown fur and distinctive long, pale, hairy forelegs. Both have a characteristically fast, darting flight.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenHymenopteraFamiliaApidaeGéneroAnthophora

Hairy-footed Flower Bee

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

1/5 · Muy bajo

Snaps

¡Sé la primera persona en hacer un snap!

Datos interesantes

Even though they look chunky, these bees are super agile fliers, zipping around flowers at top speed.

Hairy-footed Flower Bees love flowers with long, tubular shapes because their tongues are extra long!

Male Hairy-footed Flower Bees have extra-long, tufted forelegs that they wave to attract females!

These solitary bees don't live in hives; instead, each female builds her own nest in the ground.

Habilidades especiales

Hairy-footed Flower Bee has super hairy hind legs that help them carry large amounts of pollen back to their nests.

Hairy-footed Flower Bee can vibrate flowers at a specific frequency to release hidden pollen, like a tiny sonic boom!

Hairy-footed Flower Bee can emerge early in spring, giving them first access to fresh flowers and resources.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 20-28 mm
Tamaño: 12-16 mm
Esperanza de vida: 20-40 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 18 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

This bee drinks flower nectar for energy and collects pollen to feed its young.

Alimentos principales

Nectar
Pollen
Comfrey
Lungwort
Dead-nettle

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Main source of nectar and pollen for adults.

pollinates

White Dead-nettle

Lamium album

An important early spring flower for food.

parasitizes

Mourning Bee

Melecta luctuosa

A cuckoo bee that lays its eggs in their nests.

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Birds can sometimes prey on foraging bees.

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.

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.