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Scientists in the UK have confirmed that bumble bees, just like humans and dogs, like to play with balls. This video shows the bees playing with little wooden balls, making them the first ...
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 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.
Bombus transversalis is a bumblebee specifically native to the Amazon Basin. [2] [3] [4] It is most notable for its surface-level colonies which are built by the workers on the rainforest floor. Unlike its relatives, B. transversalis is able to thrive in a humid climate and fend off a wide range of predators because of its resilient nests.
Bombus terrestris, the buff-tailed bumblebee or large earth bumblebee, is one of the most numerous bumblebee species in Europe. It is one of the main species used in greenhouse pollination , and so can be found in many countries and areas where it is not native, such as Tasmania . [ 2 ]
We rely on the food crops that pollinators help to grow, but populations have declined sharply in recent years due to factors like climate change, use of pesticides, and loss of habitat.
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 .
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust was established by Dave Goulson [1] in 2006 with a grant of £49,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. [2] There were serious concerns for the ‘plight of the bumblebees’, as the populations of bumblebees have significantly declined in the last 80 years [3] - two UK species have become nationally extinct and several others have declined dramatically.