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Tricolored Bumble Bee

Bombus ternarius

The Tricolored Bumble Bee is a fuzzy little insect that helps flowers grow by spreading pollen. They have a special black, yellow, and orange color pattern that makes them easy to spot in gardens.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Tricolored Bumble Bee has a distinctive fuzzy body with black, bright yellow, and reddish-orange bands. Its head is black, followed by a yellow patch on the thorax, then a black band, and finally a prominent yellow, reddish-orange, and black pattern on the abdomen, making it easily recognizable.

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Tricolored Bumble Bee
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Tricolored Bumble Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even without ears, they can sense danger by feeling vibrations through their legs!

Queens decide if their eggs become male or female bees, controlling the colony's future!

The queen bee starts the entire colony by herself after waking up from winter hibernation!

These bees have tiny 'pollen baskets' on their back legs to carry flower goodness home!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Buzz Pollination

Tricolored Bumble Bee can vibrate its flight muscles to release pollen from flowers, which helps them collect more food efficiently.

Fähigkeit

Cold Warrior

Tricolored Bumble Bee has a dense coat of fur that helps them stay warm, allowing them to forage in cooler weather than most bees.

Fähigkeit

Spatial Memory

Tricolored Bumble Bee can remember flower locations and flight paths, which helps them find food resources quickly each day.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-45 mm
Größe
9-19 mm
Lebenserwartung
20-40 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
200

Ernährung und Fütterung

These fuzzy bees sip sweet nectar for energy and collect pollen for protein!

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • clover
  • goldenrod
  • aster
  • blueberry

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

An important food source for adults and larvae.

pollinates

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Provides crucial late-season nectar and pollen.

parasitizes

Gypsy Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Bombus bohemicus

Lays eggs in their nests, having its young raised.

pollinates

Cranberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon

Crucial pollinator for commercial fruit production.

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

These birds often catch flying insects, including bees.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Tricolored Bee

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Bumble bees are usually friendly, but it's best to watch them from a distance and not disturb their nests.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

20-45 mm

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

9-19 mm

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

20-40 Tage

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

15 km/h

Was frisst Tricolored Bumble Bee?

These fuzzy bees sip sweet nectar for energy and collect pollen for protein!

Wo findet man Tricolored Bumble Bee normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Tricolored Bumble Bee?

Foraging

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

6

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