探検昆虫

Petulant Leafcutter Bee

Megachile petulans

The Petulant Leafcutter Bee is a small, fuzzy bee that loves to collect leaves to make cozy homes for its babies. These bees are important for helping flowers grow by spreading pollen.

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Petulant Leafcutter Bee is a stout, dark-bodied bee often covered in pale yellowish hairs. It has a distinctive golden pollen brush on the underside of its abdomen, making it look fuzzy underneath. Its large mandibles are perfectly shaped for cutting leaves.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHymenopteraMegachilidaeMegachile
Petulant Leafcutter Bee
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Petulant Leafcutter 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

Leafcutter bees carry pollen on their belly, not in baskets on their legs like honeybees!

The 'petulant' in their name sounds grumpy, but it's just a cool scientific word!

Their homes are like tiny apartment buildings, with each baby having its own leafy room!

While busy building, they don't produce any honey; their focus is on their leafy nests!

特殊能力

能力

Precision Leaf Sculptor

Petulant Leafcutter Bee can cut perfect semi-circular leaf pieces using its strong jaws that help them build cozy nests for their eggs.

能力

Belly Pollen Carrier

Petulant Leafcutter Bee has a special hairy 'basket' on its tummy that helps them carry pollen and fertilize many flowers.

能力

Tiny Architect

Petulant Leafcutter Bee can construct individual, leaf-lined chambers inside old tunnels, creating safe, separate nurseries for its young.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
18-28 mm
サイズ
10-15 mm
寿命
30-60 日
飛行速度
12-18 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

They sip nectar for energy and collect pollen to feed their growing babies.

主な食物

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Rose flowers
  • Clover flowers
  • Sunflower flowers

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

Garden Rose

Rosa gallica

helps roses reproduce by spreading pollen.

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

birds may prey on adults or larvae in nests.

parasitizes

Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee

Coelioxys coturnix

lays its eggs in the nests, stealing food for its 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 bother bees when they are flying around; just watch them from a distance!

よくある質問

Petulant Leafcutter Beeの翼開長は何ですか?

18-28 mm

Petulant Leafcutter Beeのサイズは何ですか?

10-15 mm

Petulant Leafcutter Beeの寿命は何ですか?

30-60 日

Petulant Leafcutter Beeの飛行速度は何ですか?

12-18 km/h

Petulant Leafcutter Beeは何を食べますか?

They sip nectar for energy and collect pollen to feed their growing babies.

Petulant Leafcutter Beeは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Petulant Leafcutter Beeはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Petulant Leafcutter Beeの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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