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Bumblebees
Bumblebees (Bombus) are a genus of social bees. Since these Hymenoptera have a sting for defence, they belong to the stinging bees. There are approximately 250 species of bumblebees. They live mainly in the temperate and cooler areas of the northern hemisphere. There is a particularly la...
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The Western honey bee is a social insect. The queens reach a body length of 15 to 18 mm, the drones, 13 to 16 mm and the workers, 11 to 13 mm. The drones have larger compound eyes than the workers. Workers can in principle also lay eggs, but are usually prevented by a chemical me...
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Common wasp
The common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) belongs to the genus wasps. It is a wasp from the family Vespidae and is one of the most widespread kinds of wasp in Western Europe. The common wasp is an annual and social insect.
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Ants can form permanent nests or be nomadic. They are highly organized and have a social stratification system (caste system), with each insect performing a particular task. Several million ants can live in a colony. Most of these are infertile females and are workers or soldiers with duties both outside and inside the nest. Only ...
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The tawny mining bee is not a social insect. The females build solitary nests (solitary bees), which can often be found in close proximity to others of the same species. Under favourable conditions 50 nests can occur in an area of one square metre.
>> Bees -> Andrena -> Tawny Mining Bee
... live a long time. They spin large webs and catch insects at night. Sometimes they hunt for insects on plants or whilst on the ground. Their webs are labyrinth like and are created like cobs. When larger populations occur in a limited space, social communities can develop, in which cobweb spiders combine their webs with those of their neighbours.
>> Arachnids -> Cobweb spiders
Vespa crabro reproduce once a year. As a social wasp, it counts among the colony building insects. The colony has a life span of one year. The population comprises 100 to 700 (in extreme cases up to 1000) hornets.
>> Wasps -> Vespidae -> European hornet
...food (nectar, water). A few species live off animal excrement, urine, sweat, blood or even tears. Caterpillars often eat their own egg shells after hatching, and then feed on leaves, pine needles, flowers, seeds or fruits. Some caterpillars live as social parasites with ants.
>> Moths & Butterflies
... such as dwellings, sheds or storage facilities. When they appear en masse, they can make food supplies inedible due to germs and impurities such as animals and human beings are a nuisance and are thus considered a nuisance by humans. The larvae are social and feed on rotting waste materials. They are found under bark, in dead wood, fungi or feces, according to what species they are. Some species live as guests with ants. The larvae breathe with the help of tube-like elongated openings. At the end of ...
>> Mosquitoes -> Dung midges


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