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Sitka Bumble Bee

Bombus sitkensis

The Sitka 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: Forests

Aussehen

The Sitka Bumble Bee has a fuzzy body with bright yellow and black stripes, often featuring a striking reddish-orange band near the tip of its abdomen. Its head and thorax are usually mostly yellow, making it quite colorful and distinct from other bees.

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Sitka Bumble Bee
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Sitka Bumble Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A queen Sitka Bumble Bee starts an entire new colony all by herself each spring!

Bumble bees have five eyes, two big ones and three tiny ones in the middle!

Each bumble bee has a unique scent, like a secret family password, for its nest!

They use their long tongues like straws to sip sweet nectar from deep flowers!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Vibrating Pollen Power

Sitka Bumble Bee can vibrate its flight muscles to shake pollen from flowers, helping them collect more food faster.

Fähigkeit

Cold-Weather Champion

Sitka Bumble Bee has a fuzzy coat and can shiver its muscles to generate heat, allowing it to fly in cooler temperatures.

Fähigkeit

Honey Stomach Storage

Sitka Bumble Bee has a special honey stomach to carry nectar back to its nest, providing food for the whole colony.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
25-40 mm
Größe
12-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
20-45 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
250

Ernährung und Fütterung

They drink nectar for energy and eat pollen for protein from many types of flowers!

Hauptnahrung

  • flower nectar
  • flower pollen
  • honeydew

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Be gentle and watch from a distance; bees are busy and just want to collect pollen.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Sitka Bumble Bee?

25-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Sitka Bumble Bee?

12-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Sitka Bumble Bee?

20-45 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Sitka Bumble Bee?

15 km/h

Was frisst Sitka Bumble Bee?

They drink nectar for energy and eat pollen for protein from many types of flowers!

Wo findet man Sitka Bumble Bee normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Sitka Bumble Bee?

Foraging

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

6

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