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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 transversalis is in the order Hymenoptera, which consists of bees, ants, wasps, and sawflies. It is in the family Apidae and in the genus Bombus. Most Bombus live in temperate climates and build their nests underground from abandoned tunnels. [3] Bombus transversalis has adapted to tropical climates and builds its nests on ground surface.
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 ]
The southern plains bumble bee nests underground. [6] In general, bumble bees are opportunistic nesters that do not dig their own underground nests, but take advantage of pre-existing holes and depressions below the surface formed by rodents or other animals or cavities above the surface created by old logs, stumps, old ground-nesting bird ...
Crotch's bumble bee inhabits grassland and scrub areas, requiring a hotter and drier environment than other bumble bee species, and can only tolerate a very narrow range of climatic conditions. [6] Crotch's bumble bee nests underground, often in abandoned rodent dens. [1] It is a nonmigratory species of bumble bee. [6]
Bombus polaris is a common Arctic bumblebee species. [1] B. polaris is one of two bumblebees that live above the Arctic Circle. [1] The other is its social parasite Bombus hyperboreus. [1] B. polaris is a social bee that can survive at near freezing temperatures. [1] It has developed multiple adaptations to live in such cold temperatures.
However, Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bees This social parasite is native to 15 states across the U.S. and obliges other bee species to raise its offspring. A New Law Protects Two Beloved Species ...
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.