White-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus lucorum

The White-tailed Bumble Bee is a fuzzy, friendly insect that loves to visit flowers. They help plants grow by spreading pollen, making them very important for nature!

Hábitat: Gardens

Aspecto

The White-tailed Bumble Bee has a stout, fuzzy body adorned with distinct black and bright yellow bands. Its most distinguishing feature is the pure white 'tail' or tip of its abdomen, which clearly contrasts with its black midsection, making it easily identifiable from similar species.

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White-tailed Bumble Bee

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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Habilidades especiales

White-tailed Bumble Bee can 'buzz pollinate' by vibrating its flight muscles, releasing pollen from flowers that other bees can't access.

White-tailed Bumble Bee has the ability to shiver its flight muscles, warming its body to fly and forage even on cool mornings.

White-tailed Bumble Bee has a long proboscis (tongue) that helps it reach nectar deep inside tubular flowers, accessing food others miss.

White-tailed Bumble Bee can use the sun's position and polarized light to accurately find its way back to the nest.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 25-40 mm
Tamaño: 11-22 mm
Esperanza de vida: 14-28 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 20 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6
Tamaño de la colonia: 400

Dieta y alimentación

They sip sugary nectar for energy and gather protein-rich pollen for their babies.

Alimentos principales

nectar
pollen
clover flowers
thistle flowers
heather flowers

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

White Clover

Trifolium repens

An important nectar and pollen source for the bee.

pollinates

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

The bee's long tongue reaches nectar deep in its bell-shaped flowers.

parasitizes

Gypsy Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Bombus bohemicus

This cuckoo bee invades nests and lays its own eggs.

eaten by

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

A predatory bird known to feed on larger insects like bumble bees.

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.