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Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris
Davart il num: The name comes from the buff-white tip of the abdomen, which looks like a tail.1
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The buff-tailed bumblebee is a fuzzy, striped bee and one of the most common bumblebees in Europe. It lives in colonies and is one of the main bees used to pollinate greenhouse crops. It can also be found in many places outside its home range, where it has spread after escaping from greenhouses.1

Viva en
Most of Europe, the Near East, Mediterranean islands and Northern Africa. Introduced to Japan, Chile, Argentina and Tasmania.1
Europa, Africa, Asia
Pagina iniziala
Temperate climates. Nests are usually underground, often in abandoned rodent dens. It is also common in greenhouses, where it is used for pollination.1
Lunghezza
1,1 cm fin 2,2 cm (0,4 in fin 0,9 in)1
Paisa
68 mg fin 754 mg (0 oz fin 0 oz)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 27 km/h (17 mph)
Sgular, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
It feeds on nectar and pollen from flowers. Workers learn which flower colours give the most food, so they can forage efficiently.1
Propi!Foto da Buff-tailed bumblebee
Buff-tailed bumblebee. Foto: Marco Almbauer. CC0, Wikimedia Commons.

Co renconuscher el

  • Workers have white-ended abdomens.1
  • The queen has a buff-white abdomen tip, which gives the bee its name.1
  • Yellowish bands that are darker than those of the white-tailed bumblebee when the two are compared side by side.1
  • Queens are 20 to 22 mm long, males 14 to 16 mm and workers 11 to 17 mm.1

Savens confundì cun: The white-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum), a close relative, looks almost identical. When the two are compared side by side, the yellowish bands of the buff-tailed bumblebee look darker.1

Forza dal tissi

Piztgadas

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Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

Workers defend the colony.1

Sch'el piztga

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Resta en segirezza

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Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

Buff-tailed bumblebee circa 2,2 cm lung (0,9 in)In graun da ris circa 7 mm (0,3 in)Ina munaida d'1 euro circa 2,3 cm (0,9 in)

Quant grev è el?

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Quant svelt è el?

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Fatgs

1

Worker bees vary unusually widely in size, with thorax lengths from 2.3 to 6.9 mm. This is unusual among bees.1

2

It has escaped from captivity and is now considered an invasive species in places such as Japan, Chile, Argentina and Tasmania.1

3

It is one of the main species used for greenhouse pollination, which is why it is found in many countries where it is not native.1

4

The queen usually mates with only one male, unlike many social insects.1

5

The colony works as a team. It has three social castes, with the queen laying eggs, workers foraging and defending the nest, and males leaving to find mates.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Bombus terrestris
Gruppa
Avieuls, vespras e calabruns
Famiglia
Apidae2
Urden
Hymenoptera
Continents
Europa, Africa, Asia
Poppins
The queen lays eggs in spring in comb-like egg cells, each holding several eggs. Colonies produce 300 to 400 bees on average.1
Privel per umans
1 / 5: Lev3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Bombus terrestris (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bombus terrestris (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
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