Ligated Furrow Bee

Halictus ligatus

The Ligated Furrow Bee is a small, friendly bee that loves to buzz around flowers. They help plants grow by spreading pollen while they collect nectar to eat.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Ligated Furrow Bee has a metallic greenish-gold head and thorax, contrasting with a darker, more slender abdomen. Its abdomen features faint, hairless indentations that give it a subtly striped look.

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Ligated Furrow Bee

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

A special gland in their abdomen helps female Ligated Furrow Bees mark their underground territory.

The name "ligated" comes from the faint stripe-like indentations on their abdomen!

These bees can sometimes share a nest entrance, but still have their own private tunnels!

They often have two generations of bees born in a single year, one in spring and one in summer.

Habilidades especiales

Ligated Furrow Bees can dig intricate burrows underground because they have strong mandibles and specialized legs for excavating soil, protecting their offspring.

Ligated Furrow Bees have fuzzy bodies that help them collect and transport pollen between flowers, allowing plants to produce seeds and fruits.

Ligated Furrow Bees can be solitary or semi-social, building small communal nests where a mother shares duties with her daughters.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 8-15 mm
Tamaño: 4-8 mm
Esperanza de vida: 30-180 días
Cantidad de patas: 6
Tamaño de la colonia: 20

Dieta y alimentación

These busy bees sip nectar for energy and collect pollen to feed their young!

Alimentos principales

Flower nectar
Plant pollen
Honeydew

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Visits common goldenrod flowers for nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Common Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

An important early season pollinator of dandelions.

parasitizes

Cuckoo Bee

Sphecodes arvensis

Female cuckoo bees lay eggs in Ligated Furrow Bee nests.

eaten by

Flower Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Ambush predators that often hide in flowers to catch bees.

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.