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Red-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus lapidarius

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

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Red-tailed Bumble Bee has a striking jet-black body, famously contrasted by its vibrant, fiery orange-red tail. Queens and workers are entirely black with this distinctive tail, while males often sport yellow hairs on their face and sometimes the front of their thorax, making them easily identifiable.

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Red-tailed Bumble Bee
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Red-tailed Bumble Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Bumble bees visit hundreds of flowers daily, gathering nectar and pollen for their young.

Queens sleep underground all winter, emerging in spring to start new colonies!

Their bright red tail warns predators to stay away, a natural 'do not disturb' sign!

Tiny 'pollen baskets' on their legs help them carry food to the nest!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Pollinator

Red-tailed Bumble Bees can 'buzz pollinate' (sonication), which helps release pollen from certain flowers like tomatoes.

Fähigkeit

Excellent Navigator

Red-tailed Bumble Bees have an amazing internal compass that helps them find their way back to the nest.

Fähigkeit

Cold Weather Cruiser

Red-tailed Bumble Bees can shiver their flight muscles to warm up, allowing them to forage in cooler temperatures.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
25-45 mm
Größe
12-22 mm
Lebenserwartung
20-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
20 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
300

Ernährung und Fütterung

They drink sweet flower nectar for energy and gather protein-rich pollen for their young.

Hauptnahrung

  • flower nectar
  • flower pollen
  • tree sap

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

An important food source, especially for queens.

pollinates

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

They are well-suited to pollinate deep, tubular flowers.

parasitizes

Cuckoo Bumblebee

Bombus vestalis

A 'cuckoo' bee that lays eggs in their nest.

eaten by

Magpie

Pica pica

Birds sometimes prey on foraging bees.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Red-tailed Bumblebee

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be gentle and stay calm if you see a bee. They usually won't bother you if you don't bother them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

25-45 mm

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

12-22 mm

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

20-365 Tage

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

20 km/h

Was frisst Red-tailed Bumble Bee?

They drink sweet flower nectar for energy and gather protein-rich pollen for their young.

Wo findet man Red-tailed Bumble Bee normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Red-tailed Bumble Bee?

Foraging

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

6

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