page_title: Bombus frigidus
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Bombus frigidus / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: A frigid bumblebee on a tall white bog orchid, recorded on road to Long Point, near Chisasibi, Quebec.
context_page_description: Bombus frigidus, the frigid bumblebee, is a rare species of bumblebee largely found in Canada and parts of the United States.
  These bees have adapted to their cold environment by being able to keep their internal temperature within a certain range while also being able to expel heat to keep the colony warm. An additional adaptation to the cold is their reduced length of copulation. Also, B. frigidus has developed a relationship with Mertensia paniculata so that the flowers' color signals to the bees when to obtain nectar.
context_section_description: Bombus frigidus have a yellow thorax and T1-T2. T1-T5 refers to the dorsal abdomen of the bee with T1 being closer to the thorax-abdomen division. A black band is present between the wings (the band may not be there for some males). The T4-T5 are orange or yellow. The hair of the face is black for females (can be black or yellow for males). The corbicular fringe (pollen sack near the back of the bee) is pale orange. The hair length is long, and the males are roughly half the size of the queen. The hair on the legs for both sexes is black.
caption: Frigid bumblebee (Bombus frigidus), on a tall white bog orchid (Platanthera dilatata).
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