Early Bumble Bee

Bombus pratorum

The Early Bumble Bee is a fuzzy little insect that loves to buzz around flowers. They help plants grow by spreading pollen, making them super important for nature!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Early Bumble Bee is a relatively small, fuzzy bumblebee with a black body, a distinct yellow band around its 'neck', and a bright orange-red tail. Some individuals may also have a yellow band on their abdomen. This striking color combination helps distinguish it from other bumblebee species.

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Early Bumble Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Early Bumble Bees have five eyes: two big ones for sight and three tiny ones on top of their head!

The queen is the only Early Bumble Bee who lives through winter to start a whole new family in spring!

Their tiny antennae are super sensitive and can smell amazing flowers from far away!

They build a waxy 'honey pot' inside their nest to store lots of delicious nectar for rainy days.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Early Bumble Bee can vibrate flowers at a special frequency to release pollen that helps them get more food for the colony.

Early Bumble Bee can fly in cooler spring weather because their fuzzy bodies and shivering muscles help them stay warm.

Early Bumble Bee has a special 'honey stomach' to carry nectar back to their nest that helps feed hungry larvae and other bees.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 15-30 mm
Größe: 9-17 mm
Lebenserwartung: 20-200 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 18 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6
Koloniegröße: 120

Ernährung und Fütterung

Early Bumble Bees sip nectar for energy and collect pollen for protein from many types of flowers.

Hauptnahrung

Nectar
Pollen
Willow
Comfrey
Red Clover
Fruit tree blossoms

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Goat Willow

Salix caprea

An early source of nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Comfrey

Symphytum officinale

A popular flower for long-tongued bumblebees.

eaten by

European Badger

Meles meles

Badgers may dig up nests for larvae and honey.

parasitizes

Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee

Bombus sylvestris

Lays eggs in their nests, letting hosts raise young.

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Bestäubermagnet

Beschreibt Pflanzen, die für eine Vielzahl von bestäubenden Organismen besonders attraktiv und nützlich sind.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.