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Common Carder Bumble Bee

Bombus pascuorum

The Common Carder Bumble Bee is a fuzzy little bee that loves to collect pollen from flowers. They are important for helping plants grow by spreading pollen around.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Common Carder Bumble Bee is distinguished by its dense, ginger-brown hair covering its entire body, giving it a uniform fuzzy appearance. Unlike many other bumblebees, it lacks distinct dark bands. This overall tawny coloration makes it easily recognizable.

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Common Carder Bumble Bee
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Common Carder Bumble Bee

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Some bumblebee queens can choose if their offspring will be male or female!

Their long tongues let them drink nectar from deep, tube-shaped flowers.

They often nest on the surface of the ground in old mouse nests!

Unlike honeybees, bumblebees can sting multiple times without dying.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Vibration Pollinator

Common Carder Bumble Bees can shake pollen free from flowers using powerful wing vibrations, helping plants reproduce.

Fähigkeit

Fuzzy Thermostat

This bee's dense fur coat helps them stay warm in cool weather and prevents overheating, extending their foraging time.

Fähigkeit

Sweet Scent Seeker

Common Carder Bumble Bees find nectar-rich flowers by detecting subtle floral scents, guiding them to food sources.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-30 mm
Größe
9-18 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
18 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
100

Ernährung und Fütterung

These fuzzy flyers sip nectar for energy and collect pollen for their young!

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • pollen

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

An important food source, especially for their long tongues.

pollinates

Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

They help pollinate this climbing, fragrant plant.

eaten by

European Badger

Meles meles

Badgers sometimes dig up and eat their underground nests.

parasitizes

Cuckoo Bumblebee

Bombus campestris

This cuckoo bumblebee lays its eggs in Common Carder nests.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Don't touch bees, but enjoy watching them from a distance!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Common Carder Bumble Bee?

20-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Common Carder Bumble Bee?

9-18 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Carder Bumble Bee?

14-365 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Common Carder Bumble Bee?

18 km/h

Was frisst Common Carder Bumble Bee?

These fuzzy flyers sip nectar for energy and collect pollen for their young!

Wo findet man Common Carder Bumble Bee normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Common Carder Bumble Bee?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Common Carder Bumble Bee?

6

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