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Two-spotted Bumble Bee

Bombus bimaculatus

The Two-spotted Bumble Bee is a fuzzy little insect that loves to visit flowers. It helps plants grow by spreading pollen while it collects nectar for food.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Two-spotted Bumble Bee has a fuzzy, round body, primarily black with two distinct bright yellow bands across its thorax and abdomen. Its most notable feature is two yellow spots located on the front of its second abdominal segment, making it easy to identify.

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Two-spotted Bumble Bee
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A single queen can lay hundreds of eggs in her lifetime!

Bumble bees have excellent color vision, helping them find the brightest flowers.

Their super-fast wing beats create the distinct 'buzz' sound they are famous for!

They use tiny hairs on their bodies to carry pollen like miniature baskets.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Buzz Pollination

Two-spotted Bumble Bee can shiver its flight muscles (sonication) to shake pollen from flowers that helps them access hidden nutrients.

Fähigkeit

Internal Heater

Two-spotted Bumble Bee can warm its body by vibrating muscles that helps them fly and forage even on cool days.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Tank

Two-spotted Bumble Bee has a 'honey stomach' (crop) that helps them carry nectar back to the nest for the colony.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
25-40 mm
Größe
9-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
20-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
18 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
1-400

Ernährung und Fütterung

Two-spotted Bumble Bees feast on nectar for energy and pollen for protein from flowers!

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Clover
  • Goldenrod
  • Jewelweed
  • Vetch

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Vital for clover reproduction, helping new plants grow.

pollinates

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Spreads goldenrod seeds for widespread plant growth.

parasitizes

Thick-headed fly

Physocephala tibialis

Fly larvae grow inside the bee, unfortunately harming it.

depends on

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

They compete for the same flower resources in shared habitats.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Two-spotted Bumblebee

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Stay calm and still 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 Two-spotted Bumble Bee?

25-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Two-spotted Bumble Bee?

9-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Two-spotted Bumble Bee?

20-365 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Two-spotted Bumble Bee?

18 km/h

Was frisst Two-spotted Bumble Bee?

Two-spotted Bumble Bees feast on nectar for energy and pollen for protein from flowers!

Wo findet man Two-spotted Bumble Bee normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Two-spotted Bumble Bee?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Two-spotted Bumble Bee?

6

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