Related Searches
on Ask.com
solitary bee - 2 dictionary results
SolitaryFoxRealityChannel
The most intense competition on TV Welcome back to isolation!
foxreality.com/solitary
The most intense competition on TV Welcome back to isolation!
foxreality.com/solitary
solitary bee
–noun
| any of numerous bees, as the leaf-cutting bees, that do not live in a community. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
|
Link To solitary bee
solitary bee
any of a group of bees (order Hymenoptera), particularly the genus Andrena. Many species are medium-sized bees with reddish-golden hair and long, prominent abdomens. Females excavate tunnels in the soil that branch off to individual cells that the female stocks with pollen balls and nectar, on which she lays her eggs. There may be one or two generations per year. The adult has a relatively short and pointed "tongue," unsuitable for general foraging but, within each species, adapted to nectar-gathering from certain types of flowers
Learn more about solitary bee with a free trial on Britannica.com.
Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
