Buff-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus terrestris

The Buff-tailed Bumble Bee is a fuzzy, friendly insect that helps flowers grow by spreading pollen. They are often seen buzzing around gardens and fields, making them important for nature!

Hábitat: Gardens

Aspecto

The Buff-tailed Bumble Bee has a distinctive black body with two bright yellow bands across its thorax and one on the abdomen. Its most striking feature is a prominent buff or orangey-brown tail, which sets it apart from similar black and yellow bumblebees.

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Buff-tailed Bumble Bee

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

A queen bumblebee can live for a whole year, hibernating alone underground!

Bumble bees can fly to high altitudes, even over mountains like the Himalayas!

Their wings beat super fast, over 200 times per second to keep them flying!

They have five eyes – two large compound eyes and three tiny ones on top!

Habilidades especiales

Buff-tailed Bumble Bees can vibrate their flight muscles to release pollen from flowers, which helps them collect more food.

Buff-tailed Bumble Bees can shiver their flight muscles to warm up, allowing them to fly in cooler weather than many other insects.

Buff-tailed Bumble Bees can see ultraviolet light, which helps them spot hidden patterns on flowers to guide them to nectar.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 38-46 mm
Tamaño: 11-22 mm
Esperanza de vida: 14-365 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 15 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6
Tamaño de la colonia: 400

Dieta y alimentación

They sip sweet nectar from flowers for energy and collect pollen for protein to feed their babies.

Alimentos principales

nectar
pollen

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Vital for reproduction by moving pollen.

pollinates

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Helps this tall flower make new seeds.

eaten by

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

A colorful bird that catches bees mid-air.

parasitizes

Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebee

Bombus vestalis

Takes over their nests to lay its own eggs.

Rasgos

Peludo

Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.

Social

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.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

Diurno

Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.

Especie clave

Describe una especie cuya presencia y papel tienen un efecto desproporcionadamente grande en su entorno.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.