1. ECOSYSTEM SNAPSHOT: GRASSLAND PRAIRIES

2. FEATURED POPULATION: BUMBLE BEES

3. ANIMAL FACTS Adaptations – Bumble bees are pollinators. They have special hairs on their bodies to pick up the sticky pollen. Bumble bees can sting more than once.

4. BUMBLE BEES: BASIC NEEDS Basic Needs air water shelter food Shelter/Habitat nest in the ground or above ground on roof beams or in attics Food nectar pollen

5. THE GRASSLAND PRAIRIE COMMUNITY bison prairie dog bald eagle swift fox prairie chicken

6. THE GRASSLAND PRAIRIE ECOSYSTEM

7. Plant life – Grasses, flowers, very few trees Climate – Hot summers and cold winters; rainfall 12–21 inches (30-53 cm) a year Landscape – Gently rolling hills, grassy areas

8. PHOTO CREDITS Photos courtesy clip art, Wikimedia; released to public domain, US Fish and Wildlife Services, and Joshua Tree and Living Desert Museum