Bombus fervidus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Bombus |
| Subgenus: | Thoracobombus |
| Species: | B. fervidus |
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Bombus fervidus (Fabricius, 1798) |
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Bombus fervidus, the golden northern bumble bee or yellow bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee native to North America. It has a yellow-colored abdomen and thorax. Its range includes the North American continent, excluding much of Texas, Alaska, and the northern parts of Canada. It is common in cities and farmland, with populations concentrated in the North Eastern part of the United States. It is similar in color and range to the American bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus). It has complex behavioral traits, which include a communication system that involves dancing and a coordinated nest defense to ward off predators. B. fervidus is an important pollinator, so recent population decline is a particular concern.
Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius first identified Bombus fervidus, also known as the yellow bumblebee or golden northern bumblebee, in 1798. B. fervidus is a member of the order Hymenoptera, which comprises wasps, ants, bees, and sawflies. Bombus is the Latin word for “buzzing.” It is also in the Apidae, which is a diverse family of bees including honeybees, orchid bees, bumble bees, stingless bees, cuckoo bees, and carpenter bees.
Bombus fervidus is on average 13–16 mm long However, there are slight differences in morphology between queens, workers, and drones (see table below). The first four abdominal tergites are yellow. The occiput and face are black, and have yellow pleurae extending to or nearly to the bases of the legs. A black strip runs along the abdomen between the wings. The wings are dark to dark grey colored. The rest of the body is yellow, giving it the common name golden bumblebee. The hairs are thick. B. fervidus is long-tongued and therefore specializes on flowers with long corollas.B. fervidus use long tongues to extract nectar and pollen from longer flowers. Males have slightly more yellow on their abdomen that fades into the thorax. Males have a wingspan of 22 mm while female workers have a wingspan of 40 mm. The sexes are colored or patterned differently; the male is more colorful.
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