Alkali bee
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alkali-bee-261-11125201
title:
Alkali bee
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The alkali bee, Nomia melanderi, is a ground-nesting bee native to deserts and semi-arid desert basins of the western United States. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1906. While solitary, these bees nest near each other and can form extremely dense aggregations in areas with favorable conditions. This bee nests in salt-saturated, or alkaline, soil. Like some other bees such as Megachile rotundata, alkali bees are an effective pollinator of alfalfa. The bee uses a specialized
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Species of insect
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkali_bee
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2024-04-01T03:43:29Z
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