Mella

are bug-like creatures found in Norfair on the planet Zebes.
==Description==
Mellas exist in small swarms, and are very similar to Mellows, all except the fire they emit on their heads in a fashion similar to Sovas. When undisturbed, they will hover in one area as a group, but if they are disturbed they will swoop down diagonally at the target. The best way to defeat Mellas (like most Norfair creatures) is by using the Ice Beam. 
In Metroid: Other M, Mellas are found in Sector 3 / Pyrosphere on the BOTTLE SHIP, and often emerge from Fly Pods resembling flaming red compounds. In the same game, there is a species called Himellas that strongly resemble Mellas, but have cold attributes instead.
Himellas and Mellas are confirmed to be related to the Reos.Nintendo Official Guidebook for Metroid Other M In Other M, Mellas have an attack similar to one used by the Reos in the same game. However, instead of slashing Samus, they latch onto her and explode. This attack cannot be countered.
==Official data==
===Metroid manual===
;Mella
:"These move in groups and can pass through walls and rocks. They are the weakest and a single blast of the normal beam will lay them flat."
===Nintendo Power Volume 29===
;ENEMIES OF BRINSTAR AND NORFAIR (pg. 41)
:MERA
:"They move in groups and can pass through walls."
===Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide===
MELLA
===Super Metroid Players' Guide===
"Look for these chaps as they home in quite quickly. You can drive them back with regular shots, but a charge is needed to finish them once and for all."
Curiously, the guide depicts a Sova with this description on page 52, rather than a Mella.
===Metroid: Other M Premiere Edition===
;Low-Level Enemies (p. 8)
:Reos, Mellas, and Himellas
:"Reos, Mellas, and Himellas are bothersome, buzzing bugs that can be found in nearly every sector of the BOTTLE SHIP. Reos don't pose as much of a threat as the other two types of space flies; they simply fly toward you and try to hit you. Mellas and Himellas, however, are elementally charged creatures that are able to shoot flames and icicles, respectively. If Beam blasts are too slow to destroy the pests--they travel in swarms out of their respective pods--Charge Beam blasts will usually take care of them in one fell swoop."
===Nintendo Official Guidebook for Metroid Other M===
"Rios are a series of bug-type flying creatures. In Sector 1 is the Rio, Sector 2 is the ice-attack wielding Himella, and Sector 3 is the fire-attack wielding Mella, making 3 different types of Rio."
==Trivia==
*Mellows are possibly related to Mellas and Himellas, given their similarity in name, behavior and body structure.
*Although Mellas do not appear in Metroid Fusion, Sovas are misidentified as Mellas in Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide.Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide pg. 113
==Gallery==
Mellachibi.png|Japanese Metroid guide
Metroid Enemy Mella.gif|Metroid sprite.
SM Mella.png|Mella in Super Metroid.
Mellas in Zero Mission.png|Mellas in the "superheated runway" in Zero Mission.
Mellamom.PNG|Samus fighting Mellas in Other M.
==References==
ru:Мелла
Category:Species
Category:Zebes
Category:Norfair
Category:BOTTLE SHIP
Category:Pyrosphere
Category:Lavalife
Category:Recurring Species
Category:Hive creatures
Category:Reo Family