The bumblebee is a large flying insect, up to approx. 35 mm long. The structure of the bumblebee is massive and stocky and its body is densely hairy. The torso and abdomen are covered with bright stripes arranged crosswise, most often yellow or orange, but also white and red. It has two pairs of transparent wings. He lives in colonies.
The tired specimen landed on my tent sleeping mat, it did not have the strength or willingness to continue traveling
With its characteristic appearance and the sound caused by the vibrations of the wings during the flight, it attracts widespread attention, often people mistakenly call it a bittern (this is what we know, when something is big and buzzing, it must be a bittern or a hornet and it will bite us in a moment! ). A bumblebee has a sting and can sting severely in self-defense. It does not kill the insect like a wasp or a bee. Most people are clearly afraid of and avoid them. And for me, they are cute, meek, fat people :)
There are about 30 bumblebee species in Poland, and over 300 in the world. These very useful insects play an important role in pollinating flowers. In our climate zone, they pollinate about 400 species of plants. The structure of the bumblebee enables it to pollinate narrowly built flowers that bees cannot get into. They owe it to their tongues, which are up to 24 mm long (bee tongues are only 6-7 mm). Bumblebees pollinate everything from plants in our gardens to orchards, as well as under foil, in greenhouses and tunnels. That is why bumblebee farming has been popular recently.
