Garden Bumblebee vs Two-spotted Grouse Locust

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Garden Bumblebee Two-spotted Grouse Locust
Scientific Name Bombus hortorum Paratettix mexicanus
Order Hymenoptera Orthoptera
Family Apidae Tetrigidae
Size 12-22mm 7-10 mm
Habitat Underground Rivers & Streams
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions Europe North America, Central America
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Garden Bumblebee

A long-tongued bumblebee with three yellow bands and a white tail. Specializes in deep tubular flowers.

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Did You Know?

Has the longest tongue of any common bumblebee species, allowing it to access nectar in deep tubular flowers.

Two-spotted Grouse Locust

A tiny pygmy grasshopper commonly found at the muddy margins of ponds and streams across the Americas. It often has two pale spots on its pronotum.

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Did You Know?

It spends most of its time at the water's edge and can leap onto the water surface and skate across it to escape danger.