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Buff-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus terrestris

The Buff-tailed Bumble Bee is a fuzzy, friendly insect that helps flowers grow by spreading pollen. They are often seen buzzing around gardens and fields, making them important for nature!

Lebensraum: Gardens

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The Buff-tailed Bumble Bee has a distinctive black body with two bright yellow bands across its thorax and one on the abdomen. Its most striking feature is a prominent buff or orangey-brown tail, which sets it apart from similar black and yellow bumblebees.

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Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
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Buff-tailed Bumble Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A queen bumblebee can live for a whole year, hibernating alone underground!

Bumble bees can fly to high altitudes, even over mountains like the Himalayas!

Their wings beat super fast, over 200 times per second to keep them flying!

They have five eyes – two large compound eyes and three tiny ones on top!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Vibrating Pollen Shake

Buff-tailed Bumble Bees can vibrate their flight muscles to release pollen from flowers, which helps them collect more food.

Fähigkeit

Internal Heater

Buff-tailed Bumble Bees can shiver their flight muscles to warm up, allowing them to fly in cooler weather than many other insects.

Fähigkeit

Night Vision (UV Light Perception)

Buff-tailed Bumble Bees can see ultraviolet light, which helps them spot hidden patterns on flowers to guide them to nectar.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
38-46 mm
Größe
11-22 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
400

Ernährung und Fütterung

They sip sweet nectar from flowers for energy and collect pollen for protein to feed their babies.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • pollen

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Vital for reproduction by moving pollen.

pollinates

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Helps this tall flower make new seeds.

eaten by

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

A colorful bird that catches bees mid-air.

parasitizes

Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebee

Bombus vestalis

Takes over their nests to lay its own eggs.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Buff-tailed Bee

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Bumble bees are usually friendly, but it's best to stay calm and not swat at them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

38-46 mm

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

11-22 mm

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

14-365 Tage

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

15 km/h

Was frisst Buff-tailed Bumble Bee?

They sip sweet nectar from flowers for energy and collect pollen for protein to feed their babies.

Wo findet man Buff-tailed Bumble Bee normalerweise?

Gardens

Wie jagt Buff-tailed Bumble Bee?

Foraging

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

6

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