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The black and yellow stripes that bees and wasps share are to warn other animals (including humans) that they are dangerous. That is why people get alarmed when they see any flying insect with black and yellow stripes. The hover fly for example has black and yellow stripes. People are scared of them, even though they are completely harmless.
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∙ 11y agoBright colours are a sign of danger. Many species that are venomous, like snakes, Spiders and wasps, are brightly coloured, and this colouring warns potential predators that they are dangerous. A predator, that attacks a wasp and is stung will link pain associated with a sting with the yellow/ black colouration and avoid animals with this colouration in future.
Different colours are produced by the differential absorption and reflection of light. Absorption of light is due to pigments - the black colouration is produced by the pigment melanin, which occurs in granular form within the cuticle, while the yellow colours are created by the pigment xanthopterin.
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∙ 13y agowasp are black and yellow because of skin cells
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What is the survival advantage to bees and wasps of having similar bright yellow stripes? What kind of mimicry is this?
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because the potem will
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Are bees black with yellow stripes or yellow with black stripes?
I am a scientist & scientifically speaking, bumble bees are black and yellow because they produce a special hormone which makes them this color. When they are really yellow that means they are mad and about to attack.
What bee is black furry with yellow stripes on belly?
it is a bumblebee and the skinnier version is a wasp or hornet.
How many black and yellow stripes does a bumble bee have?
Go find a nice big picture of a bee. Google is good for this. Next, use your finger and COUNT it. When you're done, pick your nose with the finger and eat it for asking such a mundane question.
Is there such thing as a small black spider with yellow stripes?
I was bitten today by a small black insect with yellow stripes, I think it was a spider but I am not too sure.
What type of black spider has vertical yellow stripes on body and orange rings on legs?
A black spider with yellow stripes is a garden orb spider. These are very common and not poisonous to humans.
How many black an yellow stripes are on a honey bee?
Most bees are yellow and black and have stripes. However, a bee that has two stripes is most likely a bumblebee.
What colour is a bees bottom?
It depends on the species of the bee. Some bee's bottoms are black. Others are black with yellow stripes. While others have grey stripes. There are over 250 species of bees and they all look different.
Are bumble bees any brown?
No. They are black with yellow stripes; or yellow with black stripes. Does it really matter?
What is a baby turtle with yellow and black stripes?
A baby turtle with yellow and black stripes is usually a yellow-bellied slider. Their skin is striped yellow and black, and their shells have yellow and black swirls.
What is Bee like bug that's yellow with black stripslooks and moves like a bee has a fat belly like a grasshoper looks like a bettiol on top with long antanas yellow with blck squialy strips?
An insect that has yellow and black stripes and looks like a bee may be a yellow jacket. They are a type of wasp and resemble bees in color and size.
What bug is about 1 long and is black with white or yellow stripes and burrows a hole about 1 wide and pushes the dirt out ahead of it's head?
sounds like a bee to me
What kind of bee is mostly black with at least 2 wide stripes of yellow at least 2 inch long?
Sounds like a bumble bee (although some people have called them yellow jackets, which are actually a kind of wasp).
Are there bees with stripes that are not bumble bees?
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 stripes serve as an easily identifiable warning coloration that helps reduce predation on all the bees and wasps that wear them.
Are bees black with yellow stripes or yellow with black stripes?
I am a scientist & scientifically speaking, bumble bees are black and yellow because they produce a special hormone which makes them this color. When they are really yellow that means they are mad and about to attack.
What a do a bee look like?
Bees have stripes that are black and yellow.
What color are bee's?
yellow and black
What bee is black furry with yellow stripes on belly?
it is a bumblebee and the skinnier version is a wasp or hornet.
