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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee

Bombus vosnesenskii

The Yellow-faced Bumble Bee is a fuzzy little insect that loves to buzz around flowers. They are important pollinators, helping plants grow by spreading pollen as they collect nectar.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Yellow-faced Bumble Bee is a medium to large bee with a mostly black body, striking bright yellow bands, especially on the front of its head (face) and the top of its thorax. It also has a distinct yellow patch on the first segment of its abdomen, making it stand out from other bumble bees.

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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Bumble bees can 'learn' which flowers have the best nectar by remembering their colours!

If their nest is disturbed, they can bite AND sting, but they usually just want to be left alone!

Queens wake up first in spring, starting a whole new colony all by herself!

They use an amazing internal compass to find their way home, even after long flights.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Buzz Pollinator

The Yellow-faced Bumble Bee can 'buzz pollinate' by vibrating flowers, shaking out hidden pollen that helps plants create more seeds.

Fähigkeit

Internal Heater

The Yellow-faced Bumble Bee has a special ability to shiver its flight muscles to warm up, allowing it to forage in cooler weather.

Fähigkeit

Pollen Basket Power

The Yellow-faced Bumble Bee has special 'pollen baskets' on its legs that help them carry large loads of pollen back to their colony.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
18-35 mm
Größe
9-22 mm
Lebenserwartung
20-40 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
25 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
1000

Ernährung und Fütterung

They drink sweet flower nectar for energy and gather pollen for their growing babies.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Asteraceae flowers
  • Fabaceae flowers
  • Lamiaceae flowers

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Bush Lupine

Lupinus arboreus

Helps this native plant produce seeds.

pollinates

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Transfers pollen for this iconic state flower.

eaten by

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Often ambushed by this camouflaged hunter.

eaten by

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

Can be caught by this bird mid-flight.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Be gentle and quiet around bees. They are usually friendly and only sting if they feel scared.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Yellow-faced Bumble Bee?

18-35 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Yellow-faced Bumble Bee?

9-22 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Yellow-faced Bumble Bee?

20-40 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Yellow-faced Bumble Bee?

25 km/h

Was frisst Yellow-faced Bumble Bee?

They drink sweet flower nectar for energy and gather pollen for their growing babies.

Wo findet man Yellow-faced Bumble Bee normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Yellow-faced Bumble Bee?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Yellow-faced Bumble Bee?

6

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