Bombus
See also: Bumblebee
The bumblebees are social insects flying of the Bombus and the family of the Apidae. Like the Bee, the various species of bumblebees nourish nectar Fleur S and collect the Pollen to nourish to them Larve S. They are useful creatures for the man and the Flore while contributing to the Pollinisation.
Each year sees the birth of new queens who are the only ones to survive the winter. In spring, they found news colony S in cavities which can count to 600 individuals in the terrestrial bumblebee.
The bumblebee female can prick if it feels threatened. It can even prick several times of continuation. On the other hand, the male not having a Dard cannot prick.
They are characterized by a squat silhouette and important a Pilosité. One meets them in the cold and moderate areas.
There exists an important variation in the coloring of the individuals inside the same species. An examination with the binocular magnifying glass is sometimes necessary for a correct identification of the species.
The name of false-bumblebee is given to the male of the bee.
The bumblebee is peaceful: if one tries to cherish a bumblebee in the train of butiner, it will simply try to push back you with its legs.
Species met in Europe
- Bombus alpinus (Linnaeus 1758).
- Bombus argillaceus (Scopoli 1763).
- Bombus armeniacus Radoszkowski 1877.
- Bombus balteatus Dahlbom 1832.
- Bombus barbutellus (Kirby 1802).
- Bombus bohemicus Seidl 1838.
- Bombus brodmannicus Vogt 1909.
- Bombus campestris (Panzer 1801).
- Bombus cingulatus Wahlberg 1854.
- Bombus confusus Schenck 1859.
- Bombus consobrinus Dahlbom 1832.
- Bombus cullumanus (Kirby 1802).
- Bombus deuteronymus Schulz 1906.
- Bombus distinguendus Morawitz 1869.
- Bombus flavidus Eversmann 1852.
- Bombus fragrans (Pallas 1771).
- Bombus gerstaeckeri Morawitz 1881.
- Bombus haematurus Kriechbaumer 1870.
- Bombus hortorum (Linnaeus 1761).
- Bombus humilis Illiger 1806.
- Bombus hyperboreus Schoenherr 1809.
- Bombus hypnorum (Linnaeus 1758).
- Bombus inexspectatus (Tkalcu 1963).
- Bombus jonellus (Kirby 1802).
- Bombus laesus Morawitz 1875.
- Bombus lapidarius (Linnaeus 1758).
- Bombus lapponicus (Fabricius 1793).
- Bombus lucorum (Linnaeus 1761).
- Bombus magnus Vogt 1911.
- Bombus maxillosus Klug 1817.
- Bombus mendax Gerstaecker 1869.
- Bombus mesomelas Gerstaecker 1869.
- Bombus mlokosievitzii Radoszkowski 1877.
- Bombus modestus Eversmann 1852.
- Bombus monticola Smith 1849.
- Bombus mucidus Gerstaecker 1869.
- Bombus muscorum (Linnaeus 1758).
- Bombus norvegicus (Sparre-Schneider 1918).
- Bombus pascuorum (Scopoli 1763).
- Bombus perezi Schulthess-Rechburg 1886.
- Bombus polaris Curtis 1835.
- Bombus pomorum (Panzer 1805).
- Bombus pratorum (Linnaeus 1761).
- Bombus pyrenaeus Perez 1879.
- Bombus quadricolor (Lepeletier 1832).
- Bombus ruderarius (Müller 1776).
- Bombus ruderatus (Fabricius 1775).
- Bombus rupestris (Fabricius 1793).
- Bombus schrencki Morawitz 1881.
- Bombus semenoviellus Skorikov 1910.
- Bombus serrisquama Morawitz 1888.
- Bombus shaposhnikovi Skorikov 1910.
- Bombus sichelii Radoszkowski 1859.
- Bombus soroeensis (Fabricius 1777).
- Bombus subterraneus (Linnaeus 1758).
- Bombus sylvarum (Linnaeus 1761).
- Bombus sylvestris (Lepeletier 1832).
- Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus 1758).
- Bombus vestalis (Geoffroy 1785).
- Bombus veteranus (Fabricius 1793).
- Bombus vorticosus Gerstaecker 1872.
- Bombus wurflenii Radoszkowski 1859.
Flight
The flight of the bumblebees posed problems with the scientists, because those are too heavy compared to the surface of their wings (insufficient Portance). The key of their flight is in fact in the swirls of air which the wings generate when they rotate. These swirls take part in the bearing pressure and are added to the traditional bearing pressure.
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