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Nomia iridescens a Bee with colourful abdominal stripes 

This cool bee, scientifically named Nomia iridescens, belongs to the Halictidae Family, a cosmopolitan group commonly referred to as halictid bees and sweat bees.

Nomia iridescens is a conspicuously banded bee with amazing neon-green stripes, which occurs in southeast Asia (India, Borneo, Peninsular malaysia, Philippines).

Sweat bees, play a vital role in the pollination ecology of a region. By having  a wide range of adaptational capabilities, these inhabit all kind of ecological niches both in tropical and temperate regions. In number and kind these anthophilic insects (attracted to flowers) surpass all other bees and thus are mainly responsible for conserving the vegetation germplasm by pollinating a bewildering variety of wild and cultivated entomophilic flora.

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[You frown a bit. Did you miss something?]

"Ah yeah… I suppose that’d be good! There’s not much to dislike about fish."

[You don't think it'd be wise to give him all the details right now. You flick through the list.]

"Oh! How does the one about coral reefs sound? The fish are quite colorful. I think there are sea slugs in this one, too! Wonderful little creatures, they are."

[You let them have the cookies while you try scooching yourself to a comfortable position. Leaning close, you cuddle up against them and nuzzle you nose against their neck.]

"That's alright. Perhaps one of our new friends may have made off with one, eh? They certainly are rather irresistible, after all."

[You reach up and scoot your tablet off of your desk. You sort of already had your Netflix pulled up.]

"A-ah, I’m back… S-sorry… I couldn’t find them for a moment… They definitely weren’t where I left them… Damned cookie thieves…"

"That's alright...misplacing things is always a pain, isn't it?"

[!! He has cookies, and you do indeed fancy a fine baked good.]

"Oh! Thank you very much."

[You take the plate gingerly, and go ahead and eat a cookie. You had almost forgotten how much you liked sweet things. Your antennae bounce a bit. The boy makes a hell of a cookie.]

"I’ll be back in a second, okay? I think I’ve got something back in my fridge that I still haven’t eaten yet."

[You give him as much of a smile as you can muster, which isn't a lot of a smile at all, but it's certainly better than nothing, you figure.]

"It’s okay… you don’t have to explain… I’ll be here for you, alright? Why don’t I make you something comforting to eat, and we’ll snuggle up, if that’s alright w-with you…"

[You kiss them again, nuzzling into their hair this time.]

"Thank you...I could probably explain better tomorrow or in a couple of days, anyway...ah, that would be lovely...thank you, again. If, um, if I may, though..."

[Your antennae twitch a bit more, but you look down. You sort of half-frown. You don't remember if he's heard this from you before or not. You sort of go a bit quieter again.]

"A-are you sure…? Is there anything I-I could do…?"

"...if you wouldn't mind staying here with me tonight, I'd appreciate it, I just...

[You bite your lip.]

"Nomad… A-are you going t-to be okay…? I-I’m sorry if I d-did anything wrong…"

"I-I'll be fine...I'll probably be much less gloomy tomorrow..."

[You pause.]