探検昆虫

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!

生息地: Gardens

外見

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
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White-tailed Bumble Bee

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

A single queen can start a brand-new colony all by herself!

Bumble bees are super important for pollinating many of our favorite berries!

They navigate using invisible patterns of light in the sky, like a secret map!

They often make their cozy nests underground, sometimes in old mouse holes.

特殊能力

能力

Buzz Pollination Power

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

能力

Internal Thermostat

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

能力

Long-Tongue Feeder

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

能力

Navigation Navigator

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

サイズと詳細

翼開長
25-40 mm
サイズ
11-22 mm
寿命
14-28 日
飛行速度
20 km/h
脚の数
6
コロニーの大きさ
400

食性と食事

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

主な食物

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • clover flowers
  • thistle flowers
  • heather flowers

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

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.

特徴

別名

White-tailed Bumblebee

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Bumble bees are usually friendly, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

よくある質問

White-tailed Bumble Beeの翼開長は何ですか?

25-40 mm

White-tailed Bumble Beeのサイズは何ですか?

11-22 mm

White-tailed Bumble Beeの寿命は何ですか?

14-28 日

White-tailed Bumble Beeの飛行速度は何ですか?

20 km/h

White-tailed Bumble Beeは何を食べますか?

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

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

Gardens

White-tailed Bumble Beeはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

White-tailed Bumble Beeの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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