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A beehive is an enclosed structure in which some honey bee species of the subgenus Apis live and raise their young. Though the word beehive is used to describe the nest of any bee colony, scientific and professional literature distinguishes nest from hive. Nest is used to discuss colonies that house themselves in natural or artificial cavities ...
The American carrion beetle ( Necrophila americana, [1] formerly Silpha americana) is a North American beetle of the family Silphidae. It lays its eggs in, and its larvae consume, raw flesh (particularly that of dead animals) and fungi. The larvae and adults also consume fly larvae and the larvae of other carrion beetles that compete for the ...
Carpenter bees are species in the genus Xylocopa of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. [ 1] The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant material such as dead wood or bamboo. The main exceptions are species in the subgenus Proxylocopa ...
Xylocopa virginica, sometimes referred to as the eastern carpenter bee, extends through the eastern United States and into Canada. They are sympatric with Xylocopa micans in much of southeastern United States. [ 1] They nest in various types of wood and eat pollen and nectar. [ 2] In X. virginica, dominant females do not focus solely on egg ...
Brood parasitism. A shiny cowbird chick (left) being fed by a rufous-collared sparrow. Eastern phoebe nest with one brown-headed cowbird egg (at bottom left) Shiny cowbird parasiting masked water tyrant in Brazil. Brood parasitism is a subclass of parasitism and phenomenon and behavioural pattern of animals that rely on others to raise their young.
Bombus ternarius, commonly known as the orange-belted bumblebee or tricolored bumblebee, [2] is a yellow, orange and black bumblebee.It is a ground-nesting social insect whose colony cycle lasts only one season, common throughout the northeastern United States and much of Canada. [3]
Xylocopa femorata Fabricius, 1804. Xylocopa violacea, the violet carpenter bee, [ 1] is the common European species of carpenter bee, and one of the largest bees in Europe. It is also native to Asia . Like most members of the genus Xylocopa, it makes its nests in dead wood. It is not particularly aggressive, and will attack only if forced to.
Dusty yellow to dark brown or black. Black and opaque bright yellow stripes. Black and ivory white markings. Black and dark body with yellow [ b] Black and orange or yellow markings. Coat. Furry (short hair) Furry (long hair) Little or no hair.