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The Old Farmer's Almanac has released its 2024-2025 Winter Weather Forecast, and while the national outlook calls for a "calmer, gentler" season, the prediction for Illinois — especially Peoria ...
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 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 ...
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 ]
A "winter wonderland" is forecast for central Illinois. That's the word from two iconic almanacs offering long-term weather predictions. Here's how the longtime rivals foresee this winter.
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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.
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]