Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Subfamily: Apinae
Tribe: Bombini
Genus: Bombus
There are over 250 species of Bumble bee living today; their blood is carried by an open circulatory system allowing the blood to surround the organs.
The queen stores the males sperm in a special organ called the spermatheca, before she lays her eggs she will either use them or not the non-fertilized eggs will grow into males while the fertilized ones will be female.
The queen also suppresses the hormones that would stimulate the growth of the ovaries in the female worker bees.
The bumble bee eats by extending its proboscis and drawing out nectar by capillary action.
The bumble bee is usually found in the northern hemisphere with a few exceptions in New Zealand and Tasmania.
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