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# 276
The surface of a bumblebee’s two large compound eyes is smooth and hairless.
Is that not obvious? I hear you think.
Nope - honey bees and many other insects have what are called interommatidial hairs on the eye surface.
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# 285.
Bumblebees have five eyes. They have two large apposition compound eyes - one on either side of the head.
On the upper front of the head they also have three small simple single-lens eyes called ocelli.
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# 274
Bumblebees are actually warm-blooded creatures. They have the ability to generate heat internally.
This generation of heat is not constant as with mammals but allows them to thrive in colder regions such as #Alaska.
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# 273
Due to the short time she has to complete the life cycle the #Arctic #Bumblebee queen has a neat trick - she starts internally incubating her eggs already in the abdomen increasing the rate of egg production/egg growth.
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# 272
One species of #bumblebee found in #Alaska, the #Arctic Bumblebee, can often be found just sitting in poppies. Not collecting nectar/pollen she uses the flower to help heat herself up as it reflects the heat of the sun.
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# 271
# 270 contd.
As #climate breakdown kicks in we see habitat boundaries shifting.
Trees grow further north/at higher altitudes and shrubs encroach into the tundra leaving #bumblebee tundra specialists facing habitat loss.
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# 270
5 of the 22 species of #bumblebee found in #Alaska are tundra habitat specialists. These hardy #bees have thrived in territories that are harsh even by Alaskan standards but now may face problems due to climate breakdown.
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# 269
Staying in Alaska for a few more facts:
The lifecycle of #bumblebees is suited to Alaska’s seasonal patterns of long winters and short summers - some queens hibernating under ground for up to 10 months of the year.
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# 268
# 267 contd.
#Alaska has a relatively low diversity of #bees but quite a high proportion of #bumblebees which are suited more to cooler than warmer climes and in Alaska may not face many of the pressures they do elsewhere.🐝🌍
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# 267
Alaska is home to over half of the 46 species of bumblebees recorded in the US including 4 species that are not found in any other states.
Scientific observation indicates that #bumblebees seem to be thriving there.
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# 266
A study found that as of 2015 the likelihood of spotting a bumblebee has dropped by about a half across North America and by almost a fifth in Europe in comparison to mid-20th century sightings.
How worrying. How sad.
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# 265
As temperature increases the average size of actively foraging female #bumblebees decreases.
Smaller sized bumblebees seem better able to cope with higher temperatures when foraging than their larger sisters.
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# 264
# 263 contd.
Mechanical vibrations of the petals of the #flower were observed in response to frequency specific sound mimicking the presence of nearby #bees/#pollinators suggesting that the flower is the ‘ear’ of the plant.
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# 263
# 262 contd.
Researchers found that Evening Primrose plants responded to the sound of a flying bee by immediately producing sweeter nectar!
This indicates that plants can sense and respond to airborne sounds.
They hear!
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# 262
It’s a good one…
Hold on to your hats…
Ready?
Plants ‘hear’ nearby bees.
I know…
I know…
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# 261
# 260 contd.
#bumblebees have been observed flying at sea fifty kilometres from the nearest land!
I’ll just leave that there…
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# 260
# 259 contd.
Observation suggests that when migrating #bumblebee queens arrive at large bodies of #water they often follow the shore line but are equally likely to fly across the water/sea to continue their journey!
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# 259
Bird migration observation sites in Europe have documented #bumblebee queen ‘mass-migration events’ (usually in Springtime) indicating that bumblebees are able to migrate over larger distances than previously thought.
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# 258
# 257 contd.
Depending on species, male #bumblebees have specific height preferences at which they patrol spreading their queen attracting scent.
Some work their magic in the tree tops. Others are more down to earth.
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# 257
In late summer males of most species of #bumblebees try to attract new queens to mate by flying a circuit of up to a couple of hundred metres in length each morning depositing a pheromone on surfaces as a scent mark.
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