探検昆虫

Blue Orchard Bee

Osmia lignaria

The Blue Orchard Bee is a small, friendly bee that loves to visit flowers. They help plants grow by spreading pollen, making them super important for our gardens and farms!

生息地: Urban areas, Gardens

外見

The Blue Orchard Bee has a metallic, iridescent blue-black body covered in pale hairs. Its shiny, slightly plump appearance and small size make it easily distinguishable from common honeybees, which are typically golden-brown.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHymenopteraMegachilidaeOsmia
Blue Orchard Bee
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Blue Orchard Bee

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Each female builds her own nursery of mud or hollow stems for her babies.

Female Blue Orchard Bees carry pollen dry under their belly, not in leg baskets!

Males emerge from their nests first, often waiting for the females to hatch out!

They don't make honey, but they are champion pollinators for spring fruits!

特殊能力

能力

Super Pollinator

Blue Orchard Bees can pollinate many fruit trees and flowers very efficiently because they carry pollen dry, helping more plants grow.

能力

Mud Mason

The female Blue Orchard Bee can build tough, protective nest cells using mud and plant materials that shelter her young.

能力

Chilly Worker

Blue Orchard Bees have a strong body that allows them to forage for pollen and nectar even in cooler spring temperatures.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
15-20 mm
サイズ
8-12 mm
寿命
20-40 日
飛行速度
15 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Blue Orchard Bees drink nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their developing young.

主な食物

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Apple blossom pollen
  • Blueberry blossom nectar
  • Cherry blossom pollen

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

Apple tree

Malus domestica

vital for apple production

pollinates

Peach tree

Prunus persica

helps peaches ripen

pollinates

Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

essential for blueberry harvests

eaten by

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

bluebirds might prey on adults

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

1/5 · 非常に低い

Bees are usually friendly, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

よくある質問

Blue Orchard Beeの翼開長は何ですか?

15-20 mm

Blue Orchard Beeのサイズは何ですか?

8-12 mm

Blue Orchard Beeの寿命は何ですか?

20-40 日

Blue Orchard Beeの飛行速度は何ですか?

15 km/h

Blue Orchard Beeは何を食べますか?

Blue Orchard Bees drink nectar for energy and gather pollen to feed their developing young.

Blue Orchard Beeは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas, Gardens

Blue Orchard Beeはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Blue Orchard Beeの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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