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Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Bombus insularis

The Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee is a special bee that doesn't make its own honey. Instead, it lays its eggs in the nests of other bumblebees, which is a bit sneaky but helps it survive!

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee is typically dark-bodied, often with yellow hairs on its thorax and sometimes on its abdomen, which can also show reddish-brown at the tip. It lacks the shiny, smooth pollen baskets (corbiculae) found on other female bumblebees, and its fur is generally less dense.

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Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
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Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

2/5 · Bajo

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Datos interesantes

The cuckoo queen often fights and replaces the original queen of a host nest.

Their babies grow up in a 'borrowed' home, raised by another bumblebee species.

This bee never collects pollen for its young; host bees do all the hard work!

Unlike other female bumblebees, they don't create wax pots to store food.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Nest Usurper

Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee can take over other bumblebee nests because it is a social parasite, laying its eggs for host workers to raise.

Habilidad

Pollen-Free Forager

Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee has no pollen baskets on its legs that helps them avoid the chore of collecting food for others.

Habilidad

Scent Mimicry

Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee can mimic the scent of its host colony because of special chemical signals, helping it avoid detection.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
20-32 mm
Tamaño
13-21 mm
Esperanza de vida
30-365 días
Velocidad de vuelo
25 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Adult cuckoo bumble bees sip nectar from flowers for energy.

Alimentos principales

  • thistle nectar
  • aster nectar
  • clover nectar
  • goldenrod nectar

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

parasitizes

Mixed Bumble Bee

Bombus mixtus

often takes over their nests

parasitizes

Black-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus melanopygus

lays eggs in their colonies

eats

Canada Thistle

Cirsium arvense

drinks nectar for energy

eats

New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

sips nectar from flowers

Rasgos

También conocido como

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Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

2/5 · Bajo

Be gentle and calm around bees, and never try to touch or catch them.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee?

20-32 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee?

13-21 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee?

30-365 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee?

25 km/h

¿Qué come Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee?

Adult cuckoo bumble bees sip nectar from flowers for energy.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee?

6

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