Nest-Building Activities of the Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius

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Title	Nest-Building Activities of the Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Alternative Title	Verhaltensweisen der Steinhummel (Bombus lapidarius) beim Nestbau
Author	Witte, Günter R.
License	CC Attribution - NoDerivatives 3.0 Germany: You are free to use, copy, distribute and transmit the work or content in unchanged form for any legal purpose as long as the work is attributed to the author in the manner specified by the author or licensor.
DOI	10.3203/IWF/C-1831eng
IWF Signature	C 1831
Publisher	IWF (Göttingen)
Release Date	1993
Language	English
Producer	IWF
Production Year	1990

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Film, 16 mm, LT, 112 m ; F, 10 1/2 min

Subject Area	Life Sciences
Abstract	Building work in the nest is done initially by the queen but increasingly by the workers. The collection of sufficient food reserves (here nettles and poppy) is essential for the growth of the nest. The film shows the structure of the nest, the building of a nectar container, the closing of an egg gallery and building of a roof. The most important building material is wax.
Keywords	larvae / Insecta nest / Insecta acquisition of food / Insecta Bombus lapidarius red-tailed bumblebee bumblebee / red-tailed bumblebee