Green carpenter bee
The green carpenter bee is a big, chubby bee that shines metallic green, and sometimes purple or blue. It buzzes loudly with a deep hum. It is called a carpenter bee because it chews tunnels into soft wood to make its nest.
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Fun facts
It is one of the largest native bees in southern Australia.
The mother chews a tunnel with her jaws that can be 30 centimetres long and throws the wood chips outside.
Sometimes several females share a nest. One has babies and the others guard the door by blocking it with their bottoms.
It does not make honey and does not live in a big hive.
Most asked questions about Green carpenter bee
?Why is it called a carpenter bee?
Because it chews tunnels into soft wood to build its nest.
?Is the green carpenter bee rare?
Yes. It has disappeared from many places and lives only in a few small areas now.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Xylocopa aerata
- Named by
- Smith, 1851
- Group
- Bees and bumblebees
- Family
- Apidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Hymenoptera > Apidae
- Lives on
- Australia and Oceania
- Also known as
- Golden-green carpenter bee
Where the facts come from
- Xylocopa aerata (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Louise Docker from sydney, Australia. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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