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The word "bumblebee" is a compound of "bumble" and "bee"—'bumble' meaning to hum, buzz, drone, or move ineptly or flounderingly. [1] The generic name Bombus , assigned by Pierre André Latreille in 1802, is derived from the Latin word for a buzzing or humming sound, borrowed from Ancient Greek βόμβος ( bómbos ).
Bombus lapponicus is a species of bumblebee. It is native to northern Europe, where it occurs in Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Russia. [1] This is generally a common bee. The species' exact range is unclear because many collections are actually other bumblebee taxa. [1] This species lives in taiga and tundra. It feeds on a variety of plant taxa. [1]
The bilberry bumblebee is rather small and compact, with a broad head and a short tongue. The queens have an average length of 16 mm (0.63 in), and a wingspan of 32 mm (1.3 in). [ 4 ] The corresponding lengths of the other castes are 12 mm (0.47 in) (worker) and 14 mm (0.55 in) (male). [ 5 ]
Bombus cockerelli, Cockerell's bumblebee, is a yellow and black bumblebee known only from fewer than 30 specimens, collected at a few high-altitude (over 6,500 ft or 2,000 m) localities in the White Mountains of New Mexico, all within an area of less than 300 square miles (780 km 2), giving it the smallest range of any of the ~250 species of bumblebees in the world.
Bombus lapidarius is a species of bumblebee in the subgenus Melanobombus. Commonly known as the red-tailed bumblebee, B. lapidarius can be found throughout much of Central Europe. Known for its distinctive black and red body, this social bee is important in pollination. [2]
Bombus nevadensis, the Nevada bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee. It is native to North America , where it occurs from Alaska to California in the west, and east to Wisconsin , and in Arizona , New Mexico , and Mexico .
No, it's not a BBC Nature Video. It's a short video documenting the fight for survival between a bumble bee and a spider, and it's shot (and beautifully narrated) by London musician Keith John Adams.
Bombus sandersoni is a species of bumblebee known commonly as the Sanderson bumblebee. [1] [2] It is native to North America, where it occurs across Canada and in the eastern United States. [1] The queen is 15 to 16 millimeters long and 6 millimeters wide at the abdomen. It is black with pale hairs on the head and yellow on the abdomen.