Nevada Nomia

Dieunomia nevadensis

The Nevada Nomia is a small, buzzing bee that loves to visit flowers. It helps plants grow by spreading pollen while it collects nectar. These little bees are important for nature!

Hábitat: Desert

Aspecto

The Nevada Nomia is a medium-sized bee with a striking metallic green or blue head and thorax. Its abdomen is distinctly banded with alternating dark and pale yellow stripes. This color pattern makes it visually different from many common brown or black bees.

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Nevada Nomia

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

A single Nevada Nomia bee can visit hundreds of flowers in just one day to collect food!

Baby Nevada Nomias grow up eating a special ball of pollen and nectar their mom leaves behind!

These bees often nest side-by-side in huge underground cities, sometimes thousands strong!

Unlike honeybees, Nevada Nomias don't make honey, but they are crucial for pollinating crops!

Habilidades especiales

Nevada Nomia can dig intricate tunnels because of its strong legs and mandibles, which helps them create safe underground nests for their young.

Nevada Nomia has special fuzzy hairs that help them gather and transport lots of pollen, which makes them excellent helpers for flowering plants.

Nevada Nomia can thrive in dry, alkaline soils because their larvae are adapted to these unique conditions, helping them nest where other bees cannot.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 20-30 mm
Tamaño: 10-15 mm
Esperanza de vida: 20-40 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 20 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

This bee sips sugary nectar for energy and collects protein-rich pollen to feed its growing young.

Alimentos principales

Medicago sativa
Helianthus annuus
Melilotus officinalis
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Solidago canadensis

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Crucial for pollinating this important crop plant.

eaten by

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

An insectivorous bird that preys on various flying insects.

eaten by

White-bearded Robber Fly

Efferia albibarbis

A predatory fly that ambushes bees for food.

parasitizes

Concave Cuckoo Bee

Triepeolus concavus

Lays eggs in Nevada Nomia nests, stealing food for its own young.

Rasgos

Peludo

Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

Desierto

Los hábitats desérticos son regiones áridas caracterizadas por precipitaciones extremadamente bajas y, a menudo, temperaturas extremas, que albergan una flora y fauna especializadas.