Category: Bees
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I see bugs…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ In the world of nature, the word “bugs” usually refers to land-dwelling arthropods like insects, spiders, and centipedes, although some bugs are found in and around water. Those tiny creatures we call “bugs” is often used to described… Continue reading
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Megachile aurifrons, in June?
Author Gary Taylor â—¦ A bit of a surprise on this week’s bush-run. 🙂 We’d already had a pretty good day (new glasses, so I could actually see stuff… 😅), but it was getting into late arvo, we were on… Continue reading
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2B or not 2B… my favourite Bee
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Since I have been observing the world around me, from rescuing insects from the swimming pool and dog drink bowl, to moving insects off the footpaths and those trying to cross the roads, my observation skills… Continue reading
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The curse of aurifrons…
Author Gary Taylor â—¦ Finally! Perhaps… 😄 So, the bush excursions have been pretty much a waste of time lately… But on the bright side (or so I thought 😄), my Eucalyptus platypus burst into flower a couple of weeks… Continue reading
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Cuckoo… cuckoo…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Growing up, I often associated cuckoos with birds that eject the eggs or juveniles out of the nest, to be replaced by the eggs of the Channel-billed Cuckoo. Now I know there are other creatures that are known… Continue reading
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Scarlett popping a platypus cap…
Author Gary Taylor â—¦ Hyleoides zonalis rufocinctus (also known by the less common name “spider mimic” bee, named for its web-like nest construction 😅) series, Scarlett popping a platypus cap to get to the fresh nectar and pollen… 🙂 Now… Continue reading
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the wind has been blowing it’s guts out…
Author Gary Taylor â—¦ Finally! Perhaps… 😄 Ok, so the wind has been blowing it’s guts out for the last four days solid making it really hard to get any decent pics, and I’ve seen a bunch of gorgeous bees… Continue reading
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A new species of Lasioglossum
Author Ken Walker â—¦ Here is something hopefully of interest. It’s an image plate I prepared for an upcoming paper. A new species of Lasioglossum I described has an elongate and hairy glossa (or tongue) so I decided to compare… Continue reading
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Honey bee…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ The common little Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) are often seen flitting from flower to flower, doing their job collecting pollen and supping on the nectar. They are a joy to watch and photograph as they go… Continue reading
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The lack of…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ This is a male bee. The arched basal vein suggests it belongs to the family Halictidae and genus Lasioglossum. The lack of an apical yellow stripe on the clypeus suggests it belongs to the subgenus Homalictus. The lack… Continue reading
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some of my favourite ausemade photos
Author Koh Lin â—¦ It can be really hard to pick your favourite photo, especially when there are more than 38,000 images to choose from… so maybe I should say… “a selection of some of my favourite ausemade photos“ To… Continue reading
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Touching insects
Author Koh Lin â—¦ It wasn’t so long ago, that I use to have a phobia of actually touching insects… now because of my fascination and interest in photographing insects for Ausemade, I will often pick them up (usually if… Continue reading