探検昆虫

Greater Bee Fly

Bombylius major

The Greater Bee Fly is a fuzzy little insect that looks like a bee! It loves to visit flowers and sip sweet nectar, helping plants grow while it feeds.

生息地: Grasslands

外見

The Greater Bee Fly is a fuzzy, stout-bodied fly that strongly resembles a bumblebee with brown and yellowish hairs. It has a distinctive long, slender proboscis and clear wings with a prominent dark brown patch near the front edge. Its powerful flight allows it to hover gracefully.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaDipteraBombyliidaeBombylius
Greater Bee Fly
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Greater Bee Fly

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

Baby bee flies are carnivores and eat other insect larvae!

Despite looking like a bee, this fluffy insect cannot sting you!

It sometimes flies backwards, which is super rare for an insect!

They are great at pollinating many different types of wildflowers.

特殊能力

能力

Hovering Master

Greater Bee Flies can hover perfectly still in mid-air, like a tiny helicopter, that helps them precisely sip nectar from flowers.

能力

Disguise Artist

This fly mimics furry bees to trick predators into thinking it can sting, which helps it stay safe while foraging.

能力

Long Snorkeler

Greater Bee Flies have an extra-long proboscis (tongue) that helps them reach sweet nectar deep inside tubular flowers.

能力

Sneaky Nursery

Female bee flies lay eggs near the nests of ground-nesting bees, where their larvae can secretly grow by eating the bee larvae.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
18-25 mm
サイズ
10-14 mm
寿命
20-30 日
飛行速度
15 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adults drink sweet nectar from flowers, while their tiny larvae secretly snack on other insects.

年齢による違い: Adults feed on nectar and pollen; larvae are parasitoids, feeding on the larvae of solitary bees and wasps.

主な食物

  • Nectar
  • Pollen

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

Wood Anemone

Anemone nemorosa

Adults visit flowers for nectar and pollen.

parasitizes

Ashy Mining Bee

Andrena scotica

Bee fly larvae feed on mining bee larvae in their nests.

parasitizes

Red Mason Bee

Osmia bicornis

Larvae also develop by consuming mason bee larvae.

特徴

別名

Bee Fly

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Bee flies are friendly and won't sting, but it's always good to watch them from a distance.

よくある質問

Greater Bee Flyの翼開長は何ですか?

18-25 mm

Greater Bee Flyのサイズは何ですか?

10-14 mm

Greater Bee Flyの寿命は何ですか?

20-30 日

Greater Bee Flyの飛行速度は何ですか?

15 km/h

Greater Bee Flyは何を食べますか?

Adults drink sweet nectar from flowers, while their tiny larvae secretly snack on other insects.

Greater Bee Flyは通常どこに生息していますか?

Grasslands

Greater Bee Flyはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Greater Bee Flyの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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