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Tormentil Nomad Bee
Nomada roberjeotiana
20 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Tormentil Mining BeeAndrena tarsataStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,309 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 1,309 |
| Finland | 8 |
| Keski-Pohjanmaa | 4 |
| Sweden | 2 |
| Dalarnas län | 2 |
| Uusimaa | 1 |
| Central Finland | 1 |
| North Karelia | 1 |
| Kymenlaakso | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- EusocialLives in colonies with division of labor and cooperative brood careFrom its classification
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Practical
- StingingCan deliver a painful stingFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera |
| Family | Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies · Apidae |
| Genus | Nomad Bees · Nomada |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Tormentil Nomad Bee with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.