Early Bumble Bee

Bombus pratorum

The Early Bumble Bee is a fuzzy little insect that loves to buzz around flowers. They help plants grow by spreading pollen, making them super important for nature!

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Early Bumble Bee is a relatively small, fuzzy bumblebee with a black body, a distinct yellow band around its 'neck', and a bright orange-red tail. Some individuals may also have a yellow band on their abdomen. This striking color combination helps distinguish it from other bumblebee species.

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Early Bumble Bee

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Early Bumble Bees have five eyes: two big ones for sight and three tiny ones on top of their head!

The queen is the only Early Bumble Bee who lives through winter to start a whole new family in spring!

Their tiny antennae are super sensitive and can smell amazing flowers from far away!

They build a waxy 'honey pot' inside their nest to store lots of delicious nectar for rainy days.

Habilidades especiales

Early Bumble Bee can vibrate flowers at a special frequency to release pollen that helps them get more food for the colony.

Early Bumble Bee can fly in cooler spring weather because their fuzzy bodies and shivering muscles help them stay warm.

Early Bumble Bee has a special 'honey stomach' to carry nectar back to their nest that helps feed hungry larvae and other bees.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 15-30 mm
Tamaño: 9-17 mm
Esperanza de vida: 20-200 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 18 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6
Tamaño de la colonia: 120

Dieta y alimentación

Early Bumble Bees sip nectar for energy and collect pollen for protein from many types of flowers.

Alimentos principales

Nectar
Pollen
Willow
Comfrey
Red Clover
Fruit tree blossoms

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Goat Willow

Salix caprea

An early source of nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Comfrey

Symphytum officinale

A popular flower for long-tongued bumblebees.

eaten by

European Badger

Meles meles

Badgers may dig up nests for larvae and honey.

parasitizes

Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee

Bombus sylvestris

Lays eggs in their nests, letting hosts raise young.

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.