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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Xylocopa appendiculata

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Apidae

Genus

Xylocopa

Species

Xylocopa appendiculata

Insecta❔ Diet unknown

Appendiculate carpenter bee

Xylocopa appendiculata (Appendiculate carpenter bee · Appendiculate carpenter bee)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

No data

Length · Height

2~2.5cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Japan and other regions (study subjects were solitary individuals in Japan)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 A length of 2.5 cm is slightly smaller than the diameter of a Korean 500-won coin (2.65 cm) (Comparison).
💡 Japanese researchers collected venom from 15 females to analyze its components, noting that collection was difficult due to its solitary lifestyle (Kawakami et al. 2017).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#어리호박벌#Xylocopa appendiculata

📖 1. Overview

The appendiculate carpenter bee is a solitary carpenter bee (Xylocopa) whose venom components were studied in Japan, where it has been called the 'Japanese carpenter bee.' It is also listed in the National List of Species of Korea.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Adults are about 20–25 mm long. Its venom sac is smaller than those of honey bees and hornets, yielding less venom, and its venom—composed of biogenic amines, amphipathic peptides, and PLA2—is similar to that of honey bees and bumblebees.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

Because it lives solitarily, it is difficult to collect. The venom of some other carpenter bee species is lethal to small birds and mice, and some species are reported to have a sting as painful to humans as a honey bee sting.