Painted Mining Bee vs Speculitermes Inquiline
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Painted Mining Bee | Speculitermes Inquiline |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Andrena fucata | Speculitermes cyclops |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Blattodea |
| Family | Andrenidae | Termitidae |
| Size | 10-13 mm | 2-4 mm |
| Habitat | Woodlands | Woodlands |
| Diet | Nectar Feeders | Omnivores |
| Regions | Europe | India, Sri Lanka |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Painted Mining Bee
A handsome spring bee with a red-brown thorax and banded abdomen. It is common in woodland clearings and gardens across Europe.
Did You Know?
It is a favourite host of the cuckoo bee Nomada flava, which lays eggs in its nest burrows.
Speculitermes Inquiline
A small soil-feeding termite from India that is notable for being an inquiline, living within the mounds of larger termite species. Workers are pale and blind, feeding on organic soil within the host mound. Colonies are small and inconspicuous.
Did You Know?
This termite is a mound parasite, secretly living inside the walls of other termites' nests and feeding on soil without the host colony apparently noticing.