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Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

The Brown-belted Bumble Bee is a fuzzy little insect that helps flowers grow by spreading pollen. They are friendly and love to buzz around gardens and fields, making them important for nature!

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Brown-belted Bumble Bee has a mostly black body with a distinctive brown-orange band across its second abdominal segment. Its thorax is typically covered in yellow hairs, and its head is mostly black. This coloration helps distinguish it from other bumble bee species.

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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Categoría

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Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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Wow! These bees can learn and remember which flowers are the best sources of nectar and pollen.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Pollen Shaker

Brown-belted Bumble Bee can buzz rapidly to shake pollen from flowers, helping them gather more food.

Habilidad

Internal Heater

Brown-belted Bumble Bee can shiver its muscles to warm up, allowing it to fly in cooler weather than many other insects.

Habilidad

Nectar Tank

Brown-belted Bumble Bee has a special stomach to store nectar, letting it carry sweet treats back to its colony.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
20-35 mm
Tamaño
9-18 mm
Esperanza de vida
20-45 días
Velocidad de vuelo
18 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6
Tamaño de la colonia
200

Dieta y alimentación

These busy bees sip sweet nectar for energy and gather pollen for protein!

Alimentos principales

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • clover
  • thistle
  • goldenrod

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Canada Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Visits thistle flowers, helping them make seeds.

pollinates

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Feeds on nectar and pollen from milkweed flowers.

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Adult bees can be caught and eaten by these birds.

parasitizes

Conopid Fly

Physocephala tibialis

Flies lay eggs inside bees, and larvae eat them from within.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Brown Bumble Bee

Colecciones

Seguridad

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Brown-belted Bumble Bee?

20-35 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Brown-belted Bumble Bee?

9-18 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Brown-belted Bumble Bee?

20-45 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Brown-belted Bumble Bee?

18 km/h

¿Qué come Brown-belted Bumble Bee?

These busy bees sip sweet nectar for energy and gather pollen for protein!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Brown-belted Bumble Bee?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Brown-belted Bumble Bee?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Brown-belted Bumble Bee?

6

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