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Ecosystem Snapshot: GRASSLAND PRAIRIES . Featured Population: Bumble Bees. Animal FACTS. Adaptations – Bumble bees are pollinators. They have special hairs on their bodies to pick up the sticky pollen. Bumble bees can sting more than once. BUMBLE bees: Basic Needs.
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Animal FACTS • Adaptations – • Bumble bees are pollinators. • They have special hairs on their bodies to pick up the sticky pollen. • Bumble bees can sting more than once.
The Grassland Prairie Community prairie dog bison bald eagle swift fox prairie chicken
The Grassland prairie Ecosystem • Plant life – Grasses, flowers, very few trees • Climate – Hot summers and cold winters; rainfall 12–21 inches (30-53 cm) a year • Landscape – Gently rolling hills, grassy areas
Photo Credits Photos courtesy clip art, Wikimedia; released to public domain, US Fish and Wildlife Services, and Joshua Tree and Living Desert Museum