Violet carpenter bee
The violet carpenter bee is one of the largest bees in Europe. It is also found across parts of Asia. It nests in dead wood, which is where the name 'carpenter bee' comes from.1

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀
- One of the largest bees in Europe1
- Makes its nest in dead wood1
- Adults emerge from hibernation in spring, usually around April or May1
- In late spring or early summer, adults are seen searching for mates and nesting sites1
A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: In India, several all-black Xylocopa species are called 'bhanvra' (or 'bhomora' in Assamese). Sightings of these are often wrongly blamed on this species. This species is found only in the northern regions of Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. Most sightings refer to other black carpenter bees, such as X. nasalis, X. tenuiscapa or X. tranquebarorum.1
Agbára oró
Oró ń jáde láti inú ohun ìtani.
Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Fúyẹ́Bí ìtani oyin tàbí kò tó bẹ́ẹ̀. Kò fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ léwu fún ènìyàn.It is not particularly aggressive and will attack only if forced to.1
Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?
It will sting only if forced to.1
Bí ó bá ta ni
- Ha ẹ̀gún ìtani oyin jáde kí o sì tu ibẹ̀ lára.
- Bí ẹni náà bá ń mí pẹ̀lú ìṣòro, tí ojú tàbí ọ̀fun rẹ̀ wú, tàbí tí ó ń fẹ́ dákú, pàjáwìrì àléjì ni: pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ kí o sì lo kálámù abẹ́rẹ́ adrenaline rẹ̀ (auto-injector) bí ó bá ní ọ̀kan.
Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́
Wà láìléwu
- Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
- Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
- Bí ọ̀kan bá ta ọ́: farabalẹ̀, má ṣe mira, pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ (112, 000, 911) tàbí lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá. Rántí bí ó ṣe rí, fọ́tò máa ń ṣèrànwọ́.
Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Ó ń lo oró rẹ̀ láti mú oúnjẹ tàbí láti dáàbò bo ara rẹ̀, ó sì fẹ́ràn láti farapamọ́ jù. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu
Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?
Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?
ó gùn tó pínì ìwé (paper clip)
lè fò kọjá gbogbo pápá bọ́ọ̀lù ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 13Báwo ni Violet carpenter bee ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?
Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.
Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?
Òtítọ́
It was found breeding in England for the first time in 2007, in Leicestershire.1
Its range has expanded north in France, Germany and the Channel Islands.1
Adults hibernate over winter in old nest tunnels.1
Like most carpenter bees, it nests in dead wood rather than in hives.1
The female creates her nest alone, as other solitary bees do.1
Olùfọ́ àròsọ
Àròsọ: Every all-black carpenter bee in India is a violet carpenter bee, called 'bhanvra'.
Òtítọ́: This species is found only in the northern regions of Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. Most black carpenter bees called bhanvra belong to other Xylocopa species.1
Fún àwọn amòye oró
- Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
- Xylocopa violacea
- Ẹgbẹ́
- Oyin, agbọ́n àti agbọ́n ńlá
- Ìdílé
- Apidae2
- Ètò
- Hymenoptera
- Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
- Yúróòpù, Éṣíà
- Àwọn ọmọ
- The female builds the nest alone. She lays eggs in a series of small cells, each supplied with a pollen ball for the larva to feed on. Adults emerge in late summer and then hibernate until the following year.1
- Ewu fún ènìyàn
- 1 / 5: Fúyẹ́3
Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá
- Xylocopa violacea (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Xylocopa violacea (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
- Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.
Gbogbo òtítọ́ ojú-ìwé yìí ní nọ́ńbà tó tọ́ka sí orísun rẹ̀. Bí a bá ṣe àṣìṣe, má bínú, olólùfẹ́ ẹranko ni wá, kì í ṣe ìwé ìròyìn sáyẹ́ǹsì. Sọ fún wa ní [email protected] a ó sì tún un ṣe.
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