Tiger Bee Fly

Xenox tigrinus

The Tiger Bee Fly is a special insect that looks like a fuzzy bee! It has stripes like a tiger and loves to buzz around flowers, helping them grow by spreading pollen.

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

The Tiger Bee Fly is a robust, fuzzy fly with a chunky, dark brown to black body covered in dense yellow and black stripes, making it look much like a bumblebee. Its wings are dark-tinted with black blotches, adding to its distinctive, bee-like appearance.

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Tiger Bee Fly

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Baby Tiger Bee Flies spend their early life hidden away, feasting on beetle grubs!

Even though it looks like a bee, it can't sting! It's totally harmless to people.

They have extra-large eyes that help them spot flowers and find mates while flying fast.

Tiger Bee Flies are famous for flying like helicopters, staying perfectly still in the air!

Habilidades especiales

Tiger Bee Fly can lay its eggs directly into the tunnels of wood-boring beetle larvae, so its young have a ready-made meal.

Tiger Bee Fly has excellent hovering flight abilities that help it expertly maneuver around flowers to feed on nectar.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 20-30 mm
Tamaño: 10-15 mm
Esperanza de vida: 20-40 días
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Adults drink flower nectar, while their larvae are sneaky parasites that eat beetle grubs!

Diferencias por edad: Larvae are parasitic insectivores, while adults primarily feed on nectar and pollen.

Alimentos principales

Nectar
Pollen
Wood-boring beetle larvae

Conexiones ecológicas

parasitizes

Locust Borer

Megacyllene robiniae

Its larvae grow by eating the beetle's grubs.

pollinates

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Adult flies visit flowers to drink nectar and spread pollen.

eaten by

European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

Tiger Bee Flies can be caught in spider webs as prey.

Rasgos

Peludo

Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.

A rayas

Marcado con bandas paralelas o líneas de color.

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.

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.