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Northern Amber Bumble Bee

Bombus borealis

The Northern Amber Bumble Bee is a fuzzy, yellow-and-black bee that loves to visit flowers. They are important pollinators, helping plants grow by spreading pollen as they collect nectar.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Northern Amber Bumble Bee has a striking appearance with a mostly ginger-orange, densely furred thorax and a black abdomen, often with a yellow-orange band at the front. Its robust, fuzzy body differentiates it from many slimmer, less hairy bee species.

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Northern Amber Bumble Bee
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Northern Amber Bumble Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A single queen bee can lay hundreds of eggs during her long life, sometimes over 1000!

Bumble bees can 'smell' flowers from over a kilometer away, guiding them to tasty nectar!

Even though they sting, male bumble bees are harmless because they don't have stingers!

They create small, wax pots inside their nests to store honey, like tiny pantries!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Chilly Forager

Northern Amber Bumble Bee has a dense, insulating fur coat and can shiver to warm its body, helping them forage for nectar and pollen in cooler climates.

Fähigkeit

Solo Colony Starter

Northern Amber Bumble Bee's queen can establish an entire new colony by herself each spring, which helps ensure the survival of her species.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
15-35 mm
Größe
10-23 mm
Lebenserwartung
21-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
18 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
200

Ernährung und Fütterung

This bee sips sugary nectar for energy and collects protein-rich pollen to feed its growing babies.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Epilobium angustifolium nectar
  • Rhododendron groenlandicum nectar
  • Vaccinium myrtillus nectar

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Fireweed

Epilobium angustifolium

Vital for its nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Bilberry

Vaccinium myrtillus

An important food source in its northern range.

pollinates

Tall Lungwort

Mertensia paniculata

Favored plant for both nectar and pollen collection.

eaten by

Northern Shrike

Lanius borealis

These predatory birds may sometimes hunt large insects.

parasitizes

High Arctic Bumble Bee

Bombus hyperboreus

The Cuckoo Bumble Bee sometimes takes over their nests.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Be gentle and calm around bees; they usually won't sting if you don't bother them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Northern Amber Bumble Bee?

15-35 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Northern Amber Bumble Bee?

10-23 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Northern Amber Bumble Bee?

21-365 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Northern Amber Bumble Bee?

18 km/h

Was frisst Northern Amber Bumble Bee?

This bee sips sugary nectar for energy and collects protein-rich pollen to feed its growing babies.

Wo findet man Northern Amber Bumble Bee normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Northern Amber Bumble Bee?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Northern Amber Bumble Bee?

6

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