| 单词 | Xylocopa |
| 例句 | Work of the Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa orpifex, in Redwood Lumber: a, entrance; b, galleries; c, cells; d, larva; e, adult. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z The Xylocopa thus forms a tube about thirty centimetres in length. The Industries of Animals I think when this is the case, the Xylocopa prefers making a new cell, to cleaning out the dirt and rubbish of the other species. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses But it is particularly from the character of the head that the amateur observer of the perforators may soon learn to distinguish between a Xylocopa and a Bombus as they work among the flowers. Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 Towards the end of summer, however, some individuals of a particular species, the Xylocopa Cyanescens, may be found huddled together in a shivering group, on a stalk of asphodel, to spend the winter in common. The Life of the Bee The Xylocopa, which burrows in the trunks of trees and old rafters, forming little round corridors in which to lodge her offspring, "will utilize artificial galleries which she has not herself bored." Fabre, Poet of Science Her work is exactly the same as the Xylocopa's, on a smaller scale. Bramble-Bees and Others I asked an intelligent and observing carpenter yesterday, if he knew how long it took the Xylocopa to bore her tunnel. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses It is also interesting to know that the Xylocopas are not so inclined to sting as the humble bees, and the males, of course, being without stinging organs, may be handled with impunity. Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 Since writing the above I have opened one of the new holes of Xylocopa, which was commenced between three and four weeks ago, in a pine slat used in the staging of the greenhouse. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses |
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