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A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus Bombus, part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related genera (e.g., Calyptapis) are known from fossils.
Bombus impatiens, the common eastern bumblebee, is the most commonly encountered bumblebee across much of eastern North America. [3] They can be found in the Eastern temperate forest region of the eastern United States, southern Canada, and the eastern Great Plains. [4]
Bombus terricola, the yellow-banded bumble bee, is a species of bee in the genus Bombus. It is native to southern Canada and the east and midwest of the United States. It possesses complex behavioral traits, such as the ability to adapt to a queenless nest, choose which flower to visit, and regulate its temperature to fly during cold weather.
This bumblebee can occupy many kinds of habitat, including meadows, wetlands, agricultural fields, and urban areas, even densely populated cities.It is a common pollinator in community gardens in New York City and it has been observed near the top of the Empire State Building over 100 stories above ground level. [1]
A bee may spend several minutes running around the nest before flying out again. [5] As the bee runs, it has been hypothesized that the bee may also offer a form of communication based on the buzzing sounds made from her wings. These 'excited' runs serve in part to rouse other bees into foraging. [5]
Bombus morio is a bumble bee, and thus shares certain features with other bumble bee species. They have three main body parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. The difference between female and male genders can be distinguished by the number of thorax segments.
Bombus huntii is a species of bumblebee.It is native to western North America, where it occurs in western Canada and the United States as far east as Manitoba and Minnesota, and in Mexico as far south as the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. [1]
The bumblebee is normally a highland species, [4] often found on bilberry, cranberry, and cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea). [5] It is a pollen storer; it actively feeds the larvae from a central pollen storage, rather than providing each larval cell with its own pollen container. [4]