Bumble Bees - The Natural Science of Bombus

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A single-issue science and nature guide to the world of bumblebees. Covers genus Bombus taxonomy, the aerodynamics and thermoregulation that make their flight possible, the full spring-to-winter colony lifecycle, buzz pollination and sonication, the corbicula pollen basket, six species profiles from the Common Carder to the Rusty-patched Bumblebee, and the architecture of underground nest chambers.

Table of Contents

1. Bumble Bees · The Natural Science of Bombus The Insect That Shouldn't Be Able to Fly.p. 2
2. The Genus: What a Bumble Bee Isp. 3
3. Flight and Thermoregulation: The Warm-Blooded Beep. 4
4. The Colony: A Year in the Life of a Bumble Bee Nestp. 5
5. ◀ CONTINUED The Colony: A Year in the Life of a Bumble Bee Nest (continued)p. 6
6. Buzz Pollination: The Technique That Honey Bees Cannot Dop. 7
7. ◀ CONTINUED Buzz Pollination: The Technique That Honey Bees Cannot Do (continued)p. 8
8. The Pollen Basket: Anatomy of a Foragerp. 9
9. Species: The Diversity of Bombusp. 10
10. The Nest in Detail: Architecture Undergroundp. 11