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My Home:
I live in small nests and do not swarm. The queen will spend her entire
life in the nest. The male drones once hatched will mate with the
queen, and fly off to live independent lives.
What I eat:
As an adult, I drink the nectar from
flowers or juices from fruit. I will only produce enough honey to feed
the young bumblebees, which I store in honey pots.
What I look like:
I am 3/4 of an inch in length, have four
wings, a stinger at the end of my abdomen and usually I am yellow and
black in color and appear to be 'furry' compared to other bees. While I
am bigger than a honeybee, I am much less aggressive and usually will
only attack if I feel my life is in danger.
How I am born:
I go through four stages of
development: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Each spring the queen bee
builds a nest out of wax. In each cell she deposits an egg and pollen
for food then seals up the cell. My egg will hatch, go through larva
and pupa stages and finally develop into an adult worker ant, cutting my
way out of the wax cell. It takes me around 21 days to go from egg to
adult.
Fun
Facts: If
you find yourself in the presence of a bumblebee just stand quietly,
once they realize you are not a flower, they will move away. A
bumblebee will die if it uses its stinger once. |
