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Violet carpenter bee

Xylocopa violacea

名字的由來： The name 'carpenter bee' comes from the female boring tunnels in dead wood to make her nest.1

無害對人無害。不用擔心。

蜜蜂、胡蜂和虎頭蜂

螫

對人的危險: 輕微跟蜜蜂螫差不多或更輕微。對人基本上無害。

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

分布在

Europe and Asia, from Europe east across Asia to central China, above 30 degrees north. Also reported in Wales and England.1

歐洲, 亞洲

首頁

It nests in dead wood, boring tunnels into it. Old nest tunnels may be reused. Adults hibernate in wood where abandoned nest tunnels are found.1

長度

2,5 cm (1 in)3

一般成體大小

最高速度

大約 30 km/h（19 mph）

飛行, 粗略估計

Violet carpenter bee 的照片 — Violet carpenter bee。照片：Thomas Bresson。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

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

常被誤認為： 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

毒液力量

螫

毒液從螫針出來。

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 輕微跟蜜蜂螫差不多或更輕微。對人基本上無害。

It is not particularly aggressive and will attack only if forced to.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

It will sting only if forced to.1

如果牠螫人

把蜜蜂的螫針刮掉，然後冷敷患處。
如果傷者呼吸困難、臉部或喉嚨腫脹，或覺得快要昏倒，這就是過敏急症：打緊急電話，如果傷者有腎上腺素自動注射筆，就使用它。

一定要先打緊急電話（112、000、911）。這是一般急救指引，不是醫療建議。急救基本知識

注意安全

絕對不要碰、抓或捉弄野生動物，就算是很小的動物，就算牠看起來在睡覺或已經死了也一樣。
給牠空間。如果遇到了，保持冷靜，慢慢往後退，讓牠自己離開。
如果被牠螫了：保持冷靜，保持不動，打緊急電話（112、000、911）或趕快去醫院。記住牠的樣子，有照片會很有幫助。

牠不是想來抓你。牠用毒液來捕捉食物或保護自己，而且牠更想躲起來。更多安全知識

在世界上的哪裡？

非洲亞洲歐洲北美洲南美洲澳洲與大洋洲

牠有多大？

牠有多長？

大約跟一根迴紋針一樣長可以在 13 秒內飛過一整座足球場

Violet carpenter bee 跟「你」比起來有多大？

只是在你的瀏覽器裡做算術。什麼都不會儲存，也不會傳送到任何地方。

牠有多快？

一隻家蠅 大約 7 km/h (4,4 mph)

Violet carpenter bee 大約 30 km/h (19 mph)

一個正在衝刺的人 大約 37 km/h (23 mph)

值得知道

小知識

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

破解迷思

迷思： Every all-black carpenter bee in India is a violet carpenter bee, called 'bhanvra'.

真相： 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

給毒液專家

學名: Xylocopa violacea
類群: 蜜蜂、胡蜂和虎頭蜂
家人: Apidae2
排序: Hymenoptera
各大洲: 歐洲, 亞洲
寶寶: 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
對人的危險: 1 / 5: 輕微3