{"id":30295,"date":"2026-09-20T10:34:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T07:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=30295"},"modified":"2026-09-20T10:34:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T07:34:41","slug":"xylocopa-chornobyl-bdzhola-tesliar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/science-tech\/xylocopa-chornobyl-bdzhola-tesliar\/","title":{"rendered":"One of Europe\u2019s largest bees has been spotted in Chernobyl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A xylocopa \u2014 a large carpenter bee with a black body and dark wings with a violet-blue sheen \u2014 has been recorded in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Members of this genus are among the largest bees in Europe, and the common xylocopa can reach a length of around 3 cm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<ul>\n<li>A woodpecker was spotted in the Chernobyl exclusion zone.<\/li>\n<li>A bee can grow to a length of about 3 cm.<\/li>\n<li>Its wings have a violet-blue sheen.<\/li>\n<li>It builds its nests in dry wood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1uta4ax\" data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"666\">One of Europe\u2019s largest bees has been spotted in Chernobyl<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"787\">The sighting of a xylocopa bee within the Chernobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve was reported on 19 September. The insect is easily recognisable due to its large size, black body and dark wings with a distinctive blue-violet metallic sheen.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"961\" data-end=\"1329\">The list of fauna in the Chernobyl Nature Reserve includes <strong data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1055\">Xylocopa valga \u2014 common carpenter bee<\/strong>, which is known there as Europe\u2019s largest bee. It can grow to a length of approximately <strong data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1145\">3 cm<\/strong>. The nature reserve describes the species as rare, but fairly common in forests and old timbered settlements with a sufficient amount of dead wood.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"pe1iub\" data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1368\">Why is it called the carpenter bee?<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1440\">Unlike honey bees, wood bees do not build conventional hives. The female, with her powerful mandibles, <strong data-start=\"1467\" data-end=\"1521\">gnaws long tunnels in dry or dead wood<\/strong> \u2014 old tree trunks, logs, wooden structures and other suitable places. Inside, it forms a series of separate chambers for its offspring.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1700\" data-end=\"1821\">In each cell, the female leaves a supply of pollen and lays an egg. The partitions between the cells are made of shredded wood. It is this behaviour that gave these insects their name <strong data-start=\"1868\" data-end=\"1888\">\u00abcarpenter bees\u00bb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"cz0l4f\" data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"1930\">Large, but not aggressive for no reason<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1932\" data-end=\"2085\">Due to its size and loud buzzing, the xylocopa may appear threatening. However, it does not form large, aggressive colonies like some social hymenopterans.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2087\" data-end=\"2356\">Xylocopa bees feed on nectar and pollen and play an important role as pollinators. Adult insects can be found from spring until early autumn. The common Xylocopa has one generation per year, and young adults overwinter in burrows in trees.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2358\" data-end=\"2483\">Males do not have stingers. Females are capable of stinging, but usually only do so when directly threatened or when attempting to catch an insect.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"tlvkep\" data-start=\"2485\" data-end=\"2532\">The xylocopa is listed in the Red Book of Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2534\" data-end=\"2790\">Common woodpecker <strong data-start=\"2553\" data-end=\"2571\">Xylocopa valga<\/strong> listed in the Red Book of Ukraine with the status of <strong data-start=\"2619\" data-end=\"2634\">\u00abrare\u00bb<\/strong>. One of the main threats to the species is the decline in the amount of old and dry wood suitable for nest-building.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2792\" data-end=\"2960\">In Ukraine, members of the genus Xylocopa are protected, and the preservation of dead trees and old wooded areas within natural ecosystems helps to sustain their populations.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2962\" data-end=\"3183\">Such places are particularly characteristic of the Chernobyl zone: large forest areas, abandoned settlements and a significant amount of old timber create suitable conditions for carpenter bees.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0423 \u0427\u043e\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0431\u0438\u043b\u044c\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0456\u0439 \u0437\u043e\u043d\u0456 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0447\u0443\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0437\u0430\u0444\u0456\u043a\u0441\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u043a\u0441\u0438\u043b\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043f\u0443 \u2014 \u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0443 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