Digger, Cuckoo and Carpenter Bee Family Anthophoridae <<>>
General Description
By Nora Bryan
The diverse Anthophorid bees are mainly fast-flying solitary bees. They can be small to fairly large (3 to 28 mm or ?to 1 ¼ in.).
There are three groups: The Cuckoo Bees (Nomadinae) are black and yellow or black and white and are relatively hairless and look a bit wasp-like. They don’t need to pollen baskets, for the female lays her eggs in the nests of other bees, and leaves them to the original nest inhabitants to raise. The Digger Bees (Anthophorinae) are stout and bare or hairy, depending on the species. They may be pale brown, black, yellowish or red. The third group, Carpenter Bees (Xylocopinae) contains large hairy bees that resemble Bumble Bees. They make their nests in rotting wood or plant stems which they hollow out to meet their nesting needs, but there are no species known in Alberta.
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