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Black-and-gold Bumble Bee

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

Aspecto

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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Black-and-gold Bumble Bee
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Black-and-gold Bumble Bee

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Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Buzz Pollination Power

Black-and-gold Bumble Bee can vibrate flowers rapidly (buzz pollination) because of powerful wing muscles that helps them shake out hidden pollen.

Habilidad

Cold Weather Flyer

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.

Habilidad

Nectar Sipper

Black-and-gold Bumble Bee has a long, straw-like tongue (proboscis) that helps them reach sweet nectar deep inside tubular flowers.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
25-45 mm
Tamaño
10-23 mm
Esperanza de vida
14-365 días
Velocidad de vuelo
20 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6
Tamaño de la colonia
50-400

Dieta y alimentación

They drink sweet nectar for energy and collect pollen to feed their growing colony of baby bees.

Alimentos principales

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Clover flowers
  • Thistle flowers
  • Sunflower flowers

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

helps plant make seeds

pollinates

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

gathers nectar and pollen

parasitizes

Ashton's Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Bombus ashtoni

takes over their nests

eaten by

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

ambushes bees on flowers

Rasgos

También conocido como

Gold-banded Bumble Bee

Colecciones

Seguridad

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Bumble bees are usually friendly, but it's best to stay calm and not swat at them.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Black-and-gold Bumble Bee?

25-45 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Black-and-gold Bumble Bee?

10-23 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Black-and-gold Bumble Bee?

14-365 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Black-and-gold Bumble Bee?

20 km/h

¿Qué come Black-and-gold Bumble Bee?

They drink sweet nectar for energy and collect pollen to feed their growing colony of baby bees.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Black-and-gold Bumble Bee?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Black-and-gold Bumble Bee?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Black-and-gold Bumble Bee?

6

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