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life-cycle-foraging · mader-2010-alkali-bee
- Citation
- mader-2010-alkali-bee
- Claim ID
- life-cycle-foraging
- Assertion
- Alkali bees have one generation per year; eggs hatch within three days, larvae stay dormant for up to ten months, typically through winter, and females are active for about a month; the bee is about 7/16 inch (11 millimeters) long, dark with iridescent bands, and females visit about 12 alfalfa flowers a minute.
- Quote
7/16 inch (11 millimeters) in length
- Quote language
- en
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