Orange-tailed Mining Bee vs Sonoran Honeypot Ant
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Orange-tailed Mining Bee | Sonoran Honeypot Ant |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Andrena haemorrhoa | Myrmecocystus navajo |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Andrenidae | Formicidae |
| Size | 8-12 mm | 5-12 mm |
| Habitat | Orchards | Deserts & Drylands |
| Diet | Fruit Feeders | Nectar Feeders |
| Regions | Europe | North America |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Orange-tailed Mining Bee
A common spring bee with a ginger thorax and orange-tipped abdomen. It visits a wide variety of flowers and is an important fruit tree pollinator.
Did You Know?
It is one of the most abundant spring-flying solitary bees across the whole of Europe.
Sonoran Honeypot Ant
A honeypot ant species native to the high deserts of the Colorado Plateau. Repletes store amber-colored honeydew in their distended abdomens.
Did You Know?
Rival colonies wage organized wars over territory, and victors raid the losers' replete stores.