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Black-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus melanopygus

The Black-tailed Bumble Bee is a fuzzy, friendly insect that helps flowers grow by spreading pollen. They are often seen buzzing around gardens and parks, making them a delightful sight!

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Black-tailed Bumble Bee is a medium-sized bee with a fuzzy, rounded body. It typically has two yellow bands on its thorax and a yellow band on its first abdominal segment. The rest of its abdomen is primarily black, often with reddish-orange hairs at the very tip, giving it its 'black-tailed' appearance.

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Black-tailed Bumble Bee
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Black-tailed Bumble Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A queen bee lays all the eggs, starting a new colony each year!

Bumble bees can fly in temperatures too cold for most other insects!

They have a super-sense for electric fields, helping them find flowers!

They use their sticky feet to climb and hold onto flowers!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Buzz Pollination

Black-tailed Bumble Bee can vibrate its powerful flight muscles to shake pollen loose from flowers, helping them spread seeds.

Fähigkeit

Internal Thermostat

Black-tailed Bumble Bee can shiver its muscles to warm up its body, letting it fly in colder temperatures than many other insects.

Fähigkeit

Navigation Wiz

Black-tailed Bumble Bee can remember the best flower patches and quickly find its way back to its nest using landmarks.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-38 mm
Größe
10-19 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
18 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
50-200

Ernährung und Fütterung

These busy bees sip sweet nectar for energy and gather pollen for their babies.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Lupine flowers
  • Clover flowers
  • Aster flowers

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Arctic Lupine

Lupinus arcticus

Collects nectar and pollen, aiding plant reproduction.

eats

Flower Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Ambush predator camouflaged in flowers, preying on bees.

parasitizes

Thick-headed Fly

Physocephala rufipes

Lays eggs on bees; larvae develop inside the bumble bee.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Don't touch bees; just watch them from a distance. They are usually friendly!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Black-tailed Bumble Bee?

20-38 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Black-tailed Bumble Bee?

10-19 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Black-tailed Bumble Bee?

14-365 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Black-tailed Bumble Bee?

18 km/h

Was frisst Black-tailed Bumble Bee?

These busy bees sip sweet nectar for energy and gather pollen for their babies.

Wo findet man Black-tailed Bumble Bee normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Black-tailed Bumble Bee?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Black-tailed Bumble Bee?

6

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