Confusing bumble bee
Bombus confusus
The confusing bumble bee is a furry bumblebee that lives in many countries of Europe. Its males have extra big eyes. They use them to spot the queens they want to meet.
Lives in
Europe, from Spain and France to Poland and the Baltic countries
What does it eat?
It drinks nectar from flowers and collects pollen to feed the young bees in its nest.
How fast is it?
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Confusing bumble bee about 16 km/h (9.9 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
A car driving in town about 50 km/h (31 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
The males have extra large eyes with bigger lenses at the front. This helps them see sharply.
2
A male looks out for a female with his big eyes.
3
Males also leave a special smell from a gland near the mouth to attract females.
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Most asked questions about Confusing bumble bee
?Where does the confusing bumble bee live?
In many European countries, including Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Bombus confusus
- Group
- Bees and bumblebees
- Family
- Apidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Hymenoptera > Apidae
- Lives on
- Europe
Where the facts come from
- Bombus confusus (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 Zil. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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