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SteveNanz
SeanMcCann
SeanMcCann
Wikipedia
LynetteSchimming
Xylocopa
Ceratina
DennisBriggs
SteveNanz
ScottFamous
©standingoutinmyfield
Femaleparasiticbeesinvadenestsofotherbeestolayeggsonthefoodstoredbythehost.Thesekleptoparasitelarvaeconsumeallthefood(pollen).
Long-hornedbees(Apidae) aresolitarybutmaynestinlargegroupsintheground.GuesswhyMelissodes iscalledalong-hornedbee!
Carpenterbees (Apidae)aresolitarybutcanlivewithsistersordaughters.Femalesboreholesinwood&partitionnestswithwoodchips.Territorialmalesmayflyatyoubutcan’tsting.
Bumblebees (Apidae)areground-nesters;theycanforage> 1kmaway.
Plastererbees(Colletidae)chewleavesintospitballstoplastertheirnestsinpithystems.
Sweatbees(Halictidae)arecommon.Mostareground-nesterslikeAgapostemon &Lasioglossum.Femalescanmakeindividualcellsincommunallynests.Othersarecavitynesters.They’recalledsweatbeesbecausetheylicksaltfromsweat.
Masonbees(Megachilidae)aresolitaryanddocile;nestingincavities,stemsorsnailshells!Femalesmakemudwallsbetweenbroodcellsandmudpackstosealtheirnest.
Gardeners/farmersusemasonbeeslikeOsmia to
pollinatecrops.Somerearthemcommercially.
T'aiRoulston
Leafcutterbees(Megachilidae)pollinatewell;onebeecanpollinateasmuchalfalfaas20honeybees.Theylinecavitynestswithpiecesofleavesorpetals.
©Chris Worden
TheJhaLabhasbeenstudyingnativepollinatorssince2012.Researchershaveidentifiedhundredsoutofthe~800beespeciesand6familiesfoundinTexas.
About20,000nativebeespecieshavebeendescribed aroundtheworld!
Discoverlife.org
CharlesSchurchLewallen
MiningBees(Andrenidae)aresolitarybees.Mostbuildundergroundnests:asmallentranceleadstoabranchedtunnelcontaininganegg.
©BruceLund2012
LaurelTreviño,SarahCusserS.JhaLab– IntegrativeBiologyhttp://w3.biosci.utexas.edu/jha
WinklerFamilyFoundation
Bombus
Colletes
Megachile
Coelioxys
Agapostemon
Lasioglossum
Eggonpollenball
Some(Melittidae)beeslikeHesperapis,collectplantoilsindryclimates.