page_title: Bombus morio
section_title: Mating
hierarchical_section_title: Bombus morio / Behavior / Mating
caption_attribution_description: This file was uploaded with Commonist. Bombus morio bumblebee visiting Tibouchina granulosa flower. Photo taken at Ubatuba, SP, Brasil
context_page_description: Bombus morio is one of the few bumblebee species found in South America. These bees reside mainly in the forests of Brazil, nesting on the surface of the ground. They are one of the biggest species of bumblebee and are important pollinators. They are one of the few species of bees that exhibit buzz pollination to collect pollen from the flowers.
context_section_description: The ovaries of the queens of the Bombus morio can remain fully functional for a long period of the life of the queen. Some of the virgin queens maybe be isolated to induce oviposition when they reach the age of 40 days.. When the virgin queen is still in the colony with an existing queen, they will instead assume the role of a worker. Hence, for ovaries of the queens are about 25 days, the oocytes may be reabsorbed. Queens do not need to mate to produce males.
caption: Foraging Bee
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