| Bombus frigidus | |
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| Stikine Region, B.C., 2023 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Bombus |
| Subgenus: | Pyrobombus |
| Species: | B. frigidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bombus frigidus | |
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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.
- ^ Hatfield, R.; Jepsen, S.; Thorp, R.; Richardson, L.; Colla, S. (2014). "Bombus frigidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T44937790A69002715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T44937790A69002715.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Bombus frigidus Smith, 1854". Discover Life (American Museum of Natural History). Retrieved January 30, 2013.