Modest Sharptail

Coelioxys modestus

The Modest Sharptail is a special kind of bee that loves to visit flowers. It helps plants grow by spreading pollen while it collects nectar. These bees are small and have a unique shape that makes them stand out!

Hábitat: Urban areas, Gardens

Aspecto

The Modest Sharptail is a slender, black bee with a shiny, pointed abdomen featuring narrow, pale bands of hair. Its body has sparse, light hairs, giving it a more wasp-like appearance compared to fuzzy bees.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenHymenopteraFamiliaMegachilidaeGéneroCoelioxys

Modest Sharptail

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Female Modest Sharptails have a very pointy tail, like a tiny hardened spear!

Modest Sharptails don't build their own nests, they sneak into other bees' homes!

Their babies grow by eating the food collected by other hard-working mother bees!

These sneaky bees don't collect pollen themselves; they just steal it!

Habilidades especiales

Modest Sharptail can lay its eggs in other bees' nests because its larvae will steal their food, helping them survive.

Modest Sharptail has a tough, conical abdomen that helps them break into host nests or defend against rivals.

Modest Sharptail can lay eggs that mimic the host's eggs, helping them go undetected in foreign nests.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 15-25 mm
Tamaño: 7-12 mm
Esperanza de vida: 30-60 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 12 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

These sneaky bees steal pollen and nectar gathered by other bees to feed their young.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae consume host bee's stored food and sometimes host eggs/larvae, while adults feed on nectar from flowers.

Alimentos principales

Stolen pollen
Stolen nectar
Host bee larvae

Conexiones ecológicas

parasitizes

Bellflower Resin Bee

Megachile campanulae

Lays eggs in their nests and steals their food stores.

parasitizes

Texas Leafcutter Bee

Megachile texana

Their young grow by consuming this bee's stored pollen.

eats

White Clover

Trifolium repens

Adults drink nectar from its flowers for energy.

Rasgos

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.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

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.

Miniatura

Relativo a especies que son significativamente más pequeñas que lo típico o promedio de su tipo.

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.