Modest masked bee
Hylaeus modestus
The modest masked bee is a small bee from North America. It lives alone instead of in a big hive. The mother makes a special treat for her babies so they can grow up fast.
Lives in
North America, in gardens and meadows with flowers
What does it eat?
It visits many different kinds of flowers for nectar and pollen. Its babies also eat a special oily food their mother makes.
How fast is it?
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Modest masked bee about 22 km/h (14 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
A car driving in town about 50 km/h (31 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
The mother paints the walls of each baby room with a special oily liquid from her body, and the larvae eat it for extra energy.
2
That extra food helps the babies grow up before other bees take all the flowers.
3
It builds its nest inside hollow plant stems and other little holes.
you asked
Most asked questions about Modest masked bee
?Does the modest masked bee live in a hive?
No. It is a solitary bee and nests in hollow stems and small holes.
?What does the modest masked bee eat?
Nectar and pollen from many different flowers.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Hylaeus modestus
- Group
- Bees and bumblebees
- Family
- Colletidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Hymenoptera > Colletidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Hylaeus modestus (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 Sam Droege from Beltsville, USA. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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