




Bombus auricomus
The Black-and-gold Bumble Bee is a fuzzy insect that loves to visit flowers! They help plants grow by spreading pollen while they collect nectar to eat.
Hábitat: Grasslands
The Black-and-gold Bumble Bee is a large, fuzzy insect with a distinctive pattern of black and deep golden-yellow bands. Its head is mostly black, followed by a wide golden-yellow band on its thorax. The abdomen is primarily black, often with a final segment of golden-yellow.





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Bumble bees are very important for pollinating crops like blueberries and tomatoes.
Bumble bees create small wax pots to store enough honey and pollen for their growing colony.
Only queen bumble bees survive winter, sleeping underground to start a new colony in spring!
Their wings beat so fast, over 200 times per second, they make their distinctive buzzing sound!
Black-and-gold Bumble Bee can vibrate flowers rapidly (buzz pollination) because of powerful wing muscles that helps them shake out hidden pollen.
Black-and-gold Bumble Bee has a fuzzy body and ability to shiver that helps them warm up and fly in cooler temperatures than many other bees.
Black-and-gold Bumble Bee has a long, straw-like tongue (proboscis) that helps them reach sweet nectar deep inside tubular flowers.
They drink sweet nectar for energy and collect pollen to feed their growing colony of baby bees.

Trifolium pratense
helps plant make seeds
Helianthus annuus
gathers nectar and pollen
Bombus ashtoni
takes over their nests
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Misumena vatia
ambushes bees on flowers
Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.
Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.
Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.
Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.
Los hábitats de pastizales son biomas terrestres dominados por pastos y plantas herbáceas, que sustentan a una variedad de animales de pastoreo.
Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.
Describe una especie cuya presencia y papel tienen un efecto desproporcionadamente grande en su entorno.
Describe organismos que transfieren polen, permitiendo la fertilización y reproducción de las plantas.
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Bumble bees are usually friendly, but it's best to stay calm and not swat at them.
25-45 mm
10-23 mm
14-365 días
20 km/h
They drink sweet nectar for energy and collect pollen to feed their growing colony of baby bees.
Grasslands
Foraging
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Puedes ver Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Wood Nettle y Ciervo De Cola Blanca.
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