探検昆虫

Sonoran Bumble Bee

Bombus sonorus

The Sonoran Bumble Bee is a fuzzy, friendly insect that helps flowers grow by spreading pollen. They are great at buzzing around and are often seen in gardens during the warm months.

生息地: Desert

外見

The Sonoran Bumble Bee is a large, fuzzy insect with a black body, distinguished by bright yellow hairs on its head and upper thorax. It often has a unique rusty-orange or yellow band across its mid-abdomen, making it visually distinct from other dark bees in its desert habitat.

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Sonoran Bumble Bee
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Sonoran 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 Sonoran Bumble Bee can lay hundreds of eggs, starting a whole new colony each year.

Bumble bees have tiny, hairy eyes that help them catch and carry more pollen grains!

Some bumble bees create small wax pots inside their nest to store extra nectar for future use.

These bees can navigate using landmarks and even the sun's position, like a tiny GPS!

特殊能力

能力

Buzz Pollination Power

Sonoran Bumble Bee can shake pollen free from flowers using special wing muscle vibrations, which helps them collect more food for their colony.

能力

Desert Thermostat

Sonoran Bumble Bee has powerful flight muscles that help them warm up their bodies to fly even when the desert air is cool in the mornings.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
25-50 mm
サイズ
10-25 mm
寿命
20-365 日
飛行速度
18 km/h
脚の数
6
コロニーの大きさ
200

食性と食事

Sonoran Bumble Bees sip sugary nectar for energy and gather protein-rich pollen from desert flowers.

主な食物

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • creosote bush flowers
  • mesquite flowers
  • prickly pear cactus flowers

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

Creosote Bush

Larrea tridentata

Visits its bright yellow flowers for nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Helps fertilize this important desert tree's blossoms.

eaten by

Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius ludovicianus

Sometimes captured by this predatory bird for a meal.

parasitizes

Crithidia Parasite

Crithidia bombi

A gut parasite that can weaken and shorten the bee's life.

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

Be gentle and calm around bees; they usually won't sting if you don't bother them.

よくある質問

Sonoran Bumble Beeの翼開長は何ですか?

25-50 mm

Sonoran Bumble Beeのサイズは何ですか?

10-25 mm

Sonoran Bumble Beeの寿命は何ですか?

20-365 日

Sonoran Bumble Beeの飛行速度は何ですか?

18 km/h

Sonoran Bumble Beeは何を食べますか?

Sonoran Bumble Bees sip sugary nectar for energy and gather protein-rich pollen from desert flowers.

Sonoran Bumble Beeは通常どこに生息していますか?

Desert

Sonoran Bumble Beeはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Sonoran Bumble Beeの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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