In general Bombus species do not have many predators because of their vivid warning coloration. Skunks (Mephitis mephitis), Black bears (Ursus americana), and other mammals will consume the comb,...
Neither. A scavenger eats dead animals for food. A predator kills animals for food. Bumble Bees do neither of these things, they collect and eat plant nectar and plant pollen for food. They are...
Yes, there are many bees with stripes that are not bumble bees. Honey bees for one have stripes, along with many other bees, wasps and bee and wasp mimics. Black and yellow and black and white...
It's not clear what "baddest" is supposed to mean here. Bumble bees are a group of related species in the genus Bombus. None of the species in this genus are particularly aggressive towards humans,...