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Vancouver Bumble Bee

Bombus vancouverensis

The Vancouver 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: Urban areas

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The Vancouver Bumble Bee is a medium-sized, fuzzy bee with a distinct pattern of black and bright yellow bands across its body. It has a notable reddish-orange patch on the tip of its abdomen. This coloring helps differentiate it from other dark bumble bees in its range.

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Vancouver Bumble Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Queen Vancouver Bumble Bees hibernate alone underground all winter before starting a new colony.

These busy bees visit hundreds of flowers daily, helping plants grow fruits and seeds!

They have long tongues, perfect for sipping nectar from deep inside many different kinds of flowers.

Unlike honey bees, Vancouver Bumble Bees make only small amounts of honey, just enough for their colony.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Buzz Pollination Power

Vancouver Bumble Bee can vibrate its flight muscles to shake pollen out of flowers, like a mini earthquake, because it helps them collect more food.

Fähigkeit

Cool Climate Flyer

Vancouver Bumble Bee has a fuzzy body that traps warmth and helps it fly in cooler weather, giving it an advantage over many other insects.

Fähigkeit

Super Flower Navigator

Vancouver Bumble Bee can remember the best flower patches and efficient routes because it helps them find food quickly for the colony.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
15-40 mm
Größe
9-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
15-45 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
10-20 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
50-400

Ernährung und Fütterung

They drink sugary nectar for energy and gather protein-rich pollen to feed their growing family.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Clover flowers
  • Lupine flowers
  • Thistle flowers

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Vital for the plant's seed production.

pollinates

Bigleaf Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

Helps these tall flowers produce new seeds.

eaten by

Flower Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

An ambush predator hidden in flowers.

parasitizes

Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Bombus insularis

Lays its eggs in the Vancouver Bumble Bee's nest.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Bumble bees are usually friendly, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

15-40 mm

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

9-20 mm

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

15-45 Tage

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

10-20 km/h

Was frisst Vancouver Bumble Bee?

They drink sugary nectar for energy and gather protein-rich pollen to feed their growing family.

Wo findet man Vancouver Bumble Bee normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Vancouver Bumble Bee?

Foraging

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

6

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