Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee
探検昆虫
Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee
xylocopa tabaniformis
The Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee is a large, buzzing insect that loves to visit flowers. With its shiny body and powerful wings, it can fly really fast and is important for pollinating plants!
生息地: They live in gardens, woodlands, and areas with plenty of flowers.
外見
The Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee is a large, robust bee often mistaken for a horsefly due to its dark, somewhat hairy body and relatively broad head. It typically has a black or dark metallic blue-green body with smoky wings, lacking the bright yellow stripes common in many other bees.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Hymenoptera科Apidae属Xylocopa
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
Adult Horse-Fly Carpenter Bees can live for over a year, surviving through winter by hibernating!
Male Horse-Fly Carpenter Bees cannot sting, so you can watch them buzz safely from afar!
These amazing bees get their name 'carpenter' because they build impressive, custom nests inside wood!
They don't eat the wood they tunnel into; it's just a cozy, custom-built home for their babies!
特殊能力
能力
Wood Architect
Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee can tunnel into wood because of its powerful mandibles that helps them create safe, custom nests for their young.
能力
Super Pollinator
Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee has fuzzy bodies that helps them efficiently carry pollen between flowers, playing a vital role in plant reproduction.
能力
Buzz Vibration
Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee can 'buzz' certain flowers using sonication, that helps them release stubborn pollen for collection.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 30-50 mm
- サイズ
- 15-25 mm
- 寿命
- 30-365 日
- 飛行速度
- 20 km/h
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
These bees drink nectar from flowers for energy and collect pollen to feed their growing babies.
年齢による違い: Larvae feed on stored pollen and nectar, while adults consume nectar and pollen directly from flowers.
主な食物
- Nectar
- Pollen
- Cercis canadensis nectar
- Passiflora incarnata nectar
- Wisteria sinensis nectar
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
pollinates
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
An important pollinator for this native flowering tree.
pollinates
Purple Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
Helps in the reproduction of this distinct vining plant.
eaten by
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Woodpeckers can sometimes extract larvae from their wooden nests.
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
まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。
よくある質問
Horse-Fly Carpenter Beeの翼開長は何ですか？
30-50 mm
Horse-Fly Carpenter Beeのサイズは何ですか？
15-25 mm
Horse-Fly Carpenter Beeの寿命は何ですか？
30-365 日
Horse-Fly Carpenter Beeの飛行速度は何ですか？
20 km/h
Horse-Fly Carpenter Beeは何を食べますか？
These bees drink nectar from flowers for energy and collect pollen to feed their growing babies.
Horse-Fly Carpenter Beeは通常どこに生息していますか？
They live in gardens, woodlands, and areas with plenty of flowers.
Horse-Fly Carpenter Beeはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Horse-Fly Carpenter Beeの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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