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Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee

Agapostemon virescens

The Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee is a small, shiny bee with beautiful green and black stripes. They love to buzz around flowers, helping them grow by spreading pollen.

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee has a brilliant, iridescent metallic green head and thorax. Its abdomen is distinctly striped with black and bright yellow or pale bands, making it easily distinguishable from other sweat bees. They often appear jewel-like in sunlight.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHymenopteraHalictidaeAgapostemon
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
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Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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おもしろい事実

A female bee carefully packs pollen and nectar into cells for her future babies.

These bees are called 'sweat bees' because they love to drink human sweat for salt!

They sometimes share a single burrow entrance, but each bee has its own nest!

Wow, these bees glow like a tiny, emerald jewel in the sunshine!

特殊能力

能力

Buzz Pollination

Bicolored Striped Sweat Bees can 'buzz' pollen free because vibrating their flight muscles helps dislodge stubborn pollen from flowers.

能力

Nectar-Sipping Tongue

Bicolored Striped Sweat Bees have a specialized, long tongue (proboscis) that helps them reach deep into flowers for nectar.

能力

Underground Engineer

Bicolored Striped Sweat Bees can dig intricate underground nests because their strong legs and mandibles are perfect for tunneling in soil.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
10-24 mm
サイズ
7-12 mm
寿命
30-60 日
飛行速度
18 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

They sip flower nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their growing larvae, yum!

主な食物

  • sunflower nectar
  • goldenrod pollen
  • aster nectar
  • daisy pollen

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Carries pollen, helping these big flowers make seeds.

pollinates

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

An important pollinator for this common wildflower.

eaten by

Flower Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Sometimes caught by this camouflaged spider on flowers.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

2/5 · 低い

If you see a bee, watch it from a distance and don't try to touch it.

よくある質問

Bicolored Striped Sweat Beeの翼開長は何ですか?

10-24 mm

Bicolored Striped Sweat Beeのサイズは何ですか?

7-12 mm

Bicolored Striped Sweat Beeの寿命は何ですか?

30-60 日

Bicolored Striped Sweat Beeの飛行速度は何ですか?

18 km/h

Bicolored Striped Sweat Beeは何を食べますか?

They sip flower nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their growing larvae, yum!

Bicolored Striped Sweat Beeは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Bicolored Striped Sweat Beeはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Bicolored Striped Sweat Beeの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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