Golden northern bumblebee
The golden northern bumblebee is a fluffy bumblebee with a bright golden yellow back and tummy. It has a long tongue, so it can reach deep into long, tube-shaped flowers. It is a busy pollinator in fields, farms and even cities across North America.
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Fun facts
The bees work together to defend their nest when an enemy comes close.
Its nest is a loose ball of soft grass, often hidden underground.
The queen starts her family by laying 8 to 10 eggs, each one in its own little cell.
Its nest is usually less than 50 metres from enough flowers to feed the whole family.
It looks so much like its cousin, the California bumblebee, that sometimes only a gene test can tell them apart.
Most asked questions about Golden northern bumblebee
?What does the golden northern bumblebee eat?
Nectar and pollen from flowers, especially long, tube-shaped ones.
?Where does the golden northern bumblebee live?
In much of North America, from Canada to Mexico, in grassy places, farms and towns.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Bombus fervidus
- Named by
- Fabricius, 1798
- Group
- Bees and bumblebees
- Family
- Apidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Hymenoptera > Apidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Yellow bumblebee
Where the facts come from
- Bombus fervidus (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Andrew C. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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