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Gooden’s Nomad bee (Nomada goodeniana) The Gooden&#039;s Nomad bee is a wasp-like, cleptoparasite which will target unsealed pollen-stocked nest cells created by its Mining bee hosts and lay their own eggs inside.<br />
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The unfortunate hosts of the Gooden&#039;s include include Andrena nigroaenea, A. pubescens &amp; A. thoracica.                   Geotagged,Nomada goodeniana,Spring,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Gooden’s Nomad bee (Nomada goodeniana)

The Gooden's Nomad bee is a wasp-like, cleptoparasite which will target unsealed pollen-stocked nest cells created by its Mining bee hosts and lay their own eggs inside.

The unfortunate hosts of the Gooden's include include Andrena nigroaenea, A. pubescens & A. thoracica.

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  1. Would never have guessed this to be a bee! Posted 4 years ago
    1. If I remember correctly, there are approx 60 Nomad bee species in the UK and most of them are wasp-like or wasp mimics.

      Although they parasite on bees, the good news is, the more of each Nomad bee species one sees, the better the indicator for the healthy status on the host species, because they are mutually self-regulating.

      I'll post some m ore in due course, although some cannot be identified from photos.
      Posted 4 years ago
      1. 60? So happy that you're taking on that challenge ;) Posted 4 years ago
        1. Haha!

          I'm doing my best.

          On about 9 so far. £ of which I've posted, so far.

          Posted 4 years ago

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''Nomada goodeniana '' is a Palearctic species of nomad bee.

Species identified by Philip Booker
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By Philip Booker

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Uploaded May 26, 2021. Captured Apr 22, 2021 16:56 in 65 Crespin Way, Brighton BN1 7FL, UK.
  • DSC-RX10M4
  • f/4.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO100
  • 210.22mm