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Western Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa californica

The Western Carpenter Bee is a big, fuzzy bee that loves to buzz around flowers. They are great at pollinating plants and making gardens beautiful!

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Western Carpenter Bee is a large, robust bee, often black with a shiny, hairless abdomen that distinguishes it from fuzzy bumblebees. Males may have yellow markings on their thorax and face. Its wings often have a beautiful iridescent sheen.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHymenopteraApidaeXylocopa
Western Carpenter Bee
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Western Carpenter 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

Females create tiny rooms in wood tunnels, each for one developing bee!

Male carpenter bees can't sting; they just buzz loudly to seem scary!

Sometimes they chew holes in flowers to steal nectar without pollinating them!

They love sipping nectar from big, colorful flowers like sunflowers and passionflowers.

特殊能力

能力

Buzz Pollinator

Western Carpenter Bee can vibrate flowers rapidly to release pollen, a 'buzz pollination' trick for collecting more food.

能力

Swift Flyer

Western Carpenter Bee has powerful wing muscles, enabling swift, efficient flight between blossoms and nesting spots.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
30-50 mm
サイズ
15-25 mm
寿命
300-365 日
飛行速度
20 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

These fuzzy flyers drink nectar for energy and collect pollen to feed their babies.

年齢による違い: Larvae feed on pollen and nectar provisions left by the mother.

主な食物

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Sunflower nectar
  • Passionflower nectar
  • Lupine pollen

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

Passion Flower

Passiflora edulis

Visits large, open flowers for nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Collects pollen and nectar from bright yellow blooms.

eaten by

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

Drills into wood nests to find larvae and adult bees.

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 disturb bees; they are usually busy and just want to collect pollen.

よくある質問

Western Carpenter Beeの翼開長は何ですか?

30-50 mm

Western Carpenter Beeのサイズは何ですか?

15-25 mm

Western Carpenter Beeの寿命は何ですか?

300-365 日

Western Carpenter Beeの飛行速度は何ですか?

20 km/h

Western Carpenter Beeは何を食べますか?

These fuzzy flyers drink nectar for energy and collect pollen to feed their babies.

Western Carpenter Beeは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Western Carpenter Beeはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Western Carpenter Beeの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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