探検昆虫

Epimelissodes

Epimelissodes

Epimelissodes are small, colorful insects that love to buzz around flowers. They help plants grow by spreading pollen, making them very important for nature!

生息地: Gardens and meadows

外見

The Epimelissodes is a slender bee, often sporting dark bodies with distinctive yellow or white bands across its abdomen. It has relatively sparse body hair, giving it a somewhat glossy appearance compared to other fuzzy bees. Its wings are typically clear with dark veins.

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Epimelissodes
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Epimelissodes

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

Epimelissodes babies eat the food collected by other bee mothers!

Many people confuse Epimelissodes with wasps because of their similar look!

Their name comes from cuckoo birds, which also lay eggs in other nests!

Unlike most bees, Epimelissodes doesn't collect pollen for its young to eat!

特殊能力

能力

Nest Infiltrator

Epimelissodes can sneak into other bee nests to lay their eggs because they lack pollen-carrying structures.

能力

Wasp Disguise

Epimelissodes often has a sleek, less hairy body shape that helps it look like a wasp, deterring predators.

能力

Quick Grower

Their larvae can develop very quickly, helping them outcompete the host larvae in shared nests.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
12-30 mm
サイズ
8-15 mm
寿命
30-60 日
飛行速度
15 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adult Epimelissodes drink flower nectar for energy, but their young feast on food collected by other bees.

年齢による違い: Larvae consume pollen and nectar provisions gathered by host bees, sometimes also eating the host's young.

主な食物

  • Nectar (from various flowers)
  • Pollen (from host nests)
  • Honeydew (occasionally)

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

parasitizes

Two-spotted Long-horned Bee

Melissodes bimaculata

Lays eggs in its nest, stealing its food provisions.

pollinates

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

While drinking nectar, they transfer pollen between flowers.

eaten by

Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Caught in webs while foraging for nectar.

parasitizes

Eastern Long-horned Bee

Melissodes desponsa

Their larvae consume pollen stores intended for host young.

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

Don't touch insects without asking an adult, as some might sting.

よくある質問

Epimelissodesの翼開長は何ですか?

12-30 mm

Epimelissodesのサイズは何ですか?

8-15 mm

Epimelissodesの寿命は何ですか?

30-60 日

Epimelissodesの飛行速度は何ですか?

15 km/h

Epimelissodesは何を食べますか?

Adult Epimelissodes drink flower nectar for energy, but their young feast on food collected by other bees.

Epimelissodesは通常どこに生息していますか?

Gardens and meadows

Epimelissodesはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Epimelissodesの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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