Valley Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa sonorina

The Valley Carpenter Bee is a big, fuzzy bee that loves to buzz around flowers. They are great at helping plants grow by spreading pollen as they visit flowers.

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

The Valley Carpenter Bee is a large, robust bee with a striking appearance. Females are entirely glossy black, while males are covered in golden-orange fuzz and possess distinctive green eyes. This sexual dimorphism makes them visually unique among bees.

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Valley Carpenter Bee

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Insectos

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Male Valley Carpenter Bees are often called 'blonde bees' and cannot sting!

These bees are very important 'generalist' pollinators, visiting a huge variety of different plants!

They have a super long tongue called a proboscis to sip nectar from deep inside flowers!

They prefer to nest in untreated wood like old fence posts or tree stumps, not your house!

Habilidades especiales

Valley Carpenter Bee can bore perfect tunnels into dead wood because of its powerful mandibles, creating safe nests.

Valley Carpenter Bee has the ability to vibrate its flight muscles rapidly to shake pollen from certain flowers, helping them reproduce.

Valley Carpenter Bee has a large, hairy body that efficiently collects and transfers pollen, helping many plants create seeds.

Valley Carpenter Bee males are fuzzy and golden with green eyes, while females are shiny black, helping them recognize mates.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 30-40 mm
Tamaño: 20-25 mm
Esperanza de vida: 250-400 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 18 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6
Tamaño de la colonia: 1

Dieta y alimentación

These bees drink flower nectar for energy and collect pollen for their young to grow big and strong!

Alimentos principales

nectar
pollen

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

Helps this tree produce seeds by transferring pollen.

pollinates

White Sage

Salvia apiana

An important pollinator for this aromatic shrub.

pollinates

Arroyo Lupine

Lupinus succulentus

Visits these vibrant flowers, aiding their reproduction.

eaten by

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus vociferans

Adult bees can be prey for these insectivorous birds.

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.