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Tiger Bee Fly

Xenox tigrinus

The Tiger Bee Fly is a special insect that looks like a fuzzy bee! It has stripes like a tiger and loves to buzz around flowers, helping them grow by spreading pollen.

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Tiger Bee Fly is a robust, fuzzy fly with a chunky, dark brown to black body covered in dense yellow and black stripes, making it look much like a bumblebee. Its wings are dark-tinted with black blotches, adding to its distinctive, bee-like appearance.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaDipteraBombyliidaeXenox
Tiger Bee Fly
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Tiger 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 Tiger Bee Flies spend their early life hidden away, feasting on beetle grubs!

Even though it looks like a bee, it can't sting! It's totally harmless to people.

They have extra-large eyes that help them spot flowers and find mates while flying fast.

Tiger Bee Flies are famous for flying like helicopters, staying perfectly still in the air!

特殊能力

能力

Grub Hunter

Tiger Bee Fly can lay its eggs directly into the tunnels of wood-boring beetle larvae, so its young have a ready-made meal.

能力

Aerial Acrobat

Tiger Bee Fly has excellent hovering flight abilities that help it expertly maneuver around flowers to feed on nectar.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
20-30 mm
サイズ
10-15 mm
寿命
20-40 日
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adults drink flower nectar, while their larvae are sneaky parasites that eat beetle grubs!

年齢による違い: Larvae are parasitic insectivores, while adults primarily feed on nectar and pollen.

主な食物

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Wood-boring beetle larvae

生態系とのつながり

parasitizes

Locust Borer

Megacyllene robiniae

Its larvae grow by eating the beetle's grubs.

pollinates

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Adult flies visit flowers to drink nectar and spread pollen.

eaten by

European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

Tiger Bee Flies can be caught in spider webs as prey.

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

Tiger Bee Flies are friendly and won't hurt you, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

よくある質問

Tiger Bee Flyの翼開長は何ですか?

20-30 mm

Tiger Bee Flyのサイズは何ですか?

10-15 mm

Tiger Bee Flyの寿命は何ですか?

20-40 日

Tiger Bee Flyは何を食べますか?

Adults drink flower nectar, while their larvae are sneaky parasites that eat beetle grubs!

Tiger Bee Flyは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Tiger Bee Flyの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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