Yellow-banded Bumble Bee

Bombus terricola

The Yellow-banded Bumble Bee is a fuzzy insect that loves to buzz around flowers. They are important helpers in nature because they pollinate plants, helping them grow and produce fruits.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Yellow-banded Bumble Bee has a mostly black body with two distinct bright yellow bands across its fuzzy thorax. It also features a clear yellow band on the first segment of its abdomen, which is otherwise black. Its tail can appear reddish-brown or orange.

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Yellow-banded Bumble Bee

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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Habilidades especiales

Yellow-banded Bumble Bees can buzz pollinate flowers, shaking pollen loose to gather more efficiently for their colony.

Yellow-banded Bumble Bees can generate their own body heat, which helps them fly and forage even on cool days.

Yellow-banded Bumble Bees have a medium-long tongue that helps them reach nectar deep inside many different kinds of flowers.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 25-35 mm
Tamaño: 10-16 mm
Esperanza de vida: 14-365 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 15 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6
Tamaño de la colonia: 300

Dieta y alimentación

They drink nectar from flowers for energy and eat pollen for protein to grow strong.

Alimentos principales

Nectar
Pollen
Clover
Thistle
Lupine
Aster

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Helps this plant reproduce by carrying pollen.

eaten by

Garden Cross Spider

Araneus diadematus

A spider might catch a bee in its web.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Robins eat various insects, including bees.

parasitizes

Ashton's Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Bombus ashtoni

Lays eggs in their nests and uses their workers.

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.