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Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee

Bombus mixtus

The Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee is a plump, fuzzy insect that loves to buzz around flowers. They help plants grow by spreading pollen while they collect nectar for their yummy honey.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee is a medium-sized bee with a fuzzy, black body adorned with prominent yellow bands, typically a bright yellow collar on its thorax and two yellow stripes on its abdomen. Its tail is usually white or pale, distinguishing it from many darker-tailed bumble bees. Its antennae are notably fuzzy.

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Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee
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Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A queen bumble bee starts new colonies, laying hundreds of eggs solo!

Bumble bees store 'bee bread' (pollen and nectar) to feed their young!

Some Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bees build nests underground in abandoned mouse burrows!

These bees learn and remember where the best flowers are located for many days!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Buzz Pollination

Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee can vibrate its flight muscles to release pollen because this helps them get more food from flowers.

Fähigkeit

Thermo-Regulator

Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee can keep warm in cool weather because it has thick fur and can shiver its flight muscles.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Seeker

Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee has a long tongue (proboscis) that helps them reach sweet nectar deep inside tubular flowers.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
15-35 mm
Größe
8-18 mm
Lebenserwartung
20-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
18 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
50-200

Ernährung und Fütterung

These fuzzy bees sip sweet nectar for energy and gather protein-rich pollen to feed their babies.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Honeydew

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Arctic Lupine

Lupinus arcticus

An important pollinator for this plant.

eaten by

Northern Shrike

Lanius borealis

Hunted and eaten by this bird.

depends on

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Relies on its late-season flowers for food.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Don't try to touch or catch bees; they are friendly but can sting if scared.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee?

15-35 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee?

8-18 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee?

20-365 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee?

18 km/h

Was frisst Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee?

These fuzzy bees sip sweet nectar for energy and gather protein-rich pollen to feed their babies.

Wo findet man Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee?

6

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