Common Carder Bumble Bee

Bombus pascuorum

The Common Carder Bumble Bee is a fuzzy little bee that loves to collect pollen from flowers. They are important for helping plants grow by spreading pollen around.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Common Carder Bumble Bee is distinguished by its dense, ginger-brown hair covering its entire body, giving it a uniform fuzzy appearance. Unlike many other bumblebees, it lacks distinct dark bands. This overall tawny coloration makes it easily recognizable.

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Common Carder Bumble Bee

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Some bumblebee queens can choose if their offspring will be male or female!

Their long tongues let them drink nectar from deep, tube-shaped flowers.

They often nest on the surface of the ground in old mouse nests!

Unlike honeybees, bumblebees can sting multiple times without dying.

Habilidades especiales

Common Carder Bumble Bees can shake pollen free from flowers using powerful wing vibrations, helping plants reproduce.

This bee's dense fur coat helps them stay warm in cool weather and prevents overheating, extending their foraging time.

Common Carder Bumble Bees find nectar-rich flowers by detecting subtle floral scents, guiding them to food sources.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 20-30 mm
Tamaño: 9-18 mm
Esperanza de vida: 14-365 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 18 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6
Tamaño de la colonia: 100

Dieta y alimentación

These fuzzy flyers sip nectar for energy and collect pollen for their young!

Alimentos principales

nectar
pollen

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

An important food source, especially for their long tongues.

pollinates

Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

They help pollinate this climbing, fragrant plant.

eaten by

European Badger

Meles meles

Badgers sometimes dig up and eat their underground nests.

parasitizes

Cuckoo Bumblebee

Bombus campestris

This cuckoo bumblebee lays its eggs in Common Carder nests.

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.