探検昆虫

Black-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus melanopygus

The Black-tailed Bumble Bee is a fuzzy, friendly insect that helps flowers grow by spreading pollen. They are often seen buzzing around gardens and parks, making them a delightful sight!

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Black-tailed Bumble Bee is a medium-sized bee with a fuzzy, rounded body. It typically has two yellow bands on its thorax and a yellow band on its first abdominal segment. The rest of its abdomen is primarily black, often with reddish-orange hairs at the very tip, giving it its 'black-tailed' appearance.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHymenopteraApidaeBombus
Black-tailed Bumble Bee
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Black-tailed Bumble Bee

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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おもしろい事実

A queen bee lays all the eggs, starting a new colony each year!

Bumble bees can fly in temperatures too cold for most other insects!

They have a super-sense for electric fields, helping them find flowers!

They use their sticky feet to climb and hold onto flowers!

特殊能力

能力

Buzz Pollination

Black-tailed Bumble Bee can vibrate its powerful flight muscles to shake pollen loose from flowers, helping them spread seeds.

能力

Internal Thermostat

Black-tailed Bumble Bee can shiver its muscles to warm up its body, letting it fly in colder temperatures than many other insects.

能力

Navigation Wiz

Black-tailed Bumble Bee can remember the best flower patches and quickly find its way back to its nest using landmarks.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
20-38 mm
サイズ
10-19 mm
寿命
14-365 日
飛行速度
18 km/h
脚の数
6
コロニーの大きさ
50-200

食性と食事

These busy bees sip sweet nectar for energy and gather pollen for their babies.

主な食物

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Lupine flowers
  • Clover flowers
  • Aster flowers

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

Arctic Lupine

Lupinus arcticus

Collects nectar and pollen, aiding plant reproduction.

eats

Flower Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Ambush predator camouflaged in flowers, preying on bees.

parasitizes

Thick-headed Fly

Physocephala rufipes

Lays eggs on bees; larvae develop inside the bumble bee.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

2/5 · 低い

Don't touch bees; just watch them from a distance. They are usually friendly!

よくある質問

Black-tailed Bumble Beeの翼開長は何ですか?

20-38 mm

Black-tailed Bumble Beeのサイズは何ですか?

10-19 mm

Black-tailed Bumble Beeの寿命は何ですか?

14-365 日

Black-tailed Bumble Beeの飛行速度は何ですか?

18 km/h

Black-tailed Bumble Beeは何を食べますか?

These busy bees sip sweet nectar for energy and gather pollen for their babies.

Black-tailed Bumble Beeは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Black-tailed Bumble Beeはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Black-tailed Bumble Beeの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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