Category: Insects

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  bares an uncanny resemblance to a bee…

  Author Gary Taylor ◦ Seeing a few Bembix (sand wasps) on the bee group lately (Bembicini mostly) so here’s another one that bares an uncanny resemblance to a bee, Bembix vespiformis… Sure, this close up you can tell it’s a… Continue reading

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  Revision of the genus Chalcophorataenia in Australia

  Author Mark Hanlon ◦ Hi All, I am assisting David Frank and Dominic Vondracek from the National Museum in Prague to undertake a revision of the genus Chalcophorataenia in Australia. There are 14 recognised valid species (together with many synonyms)… Continue reading

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  Megachile “asoc” bees

  Author Gary Taylor ◦ Never have found out what these little ones are but this week has brought the annual emergence of the Megachile “asoc” bees (as I call ’em) in my BeeTown… I gotta point out here “asoc” is… Continue reading

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  face markings… like the 1980’s rock band eyeliner

  Author Gary Taylor ◦ So, kinda continuing on from my previous post of why European honey bees are detrimental to our gorgeous little native bees, well another reason is that a lot of our little natives truly are little… This… Continue reading

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  She wears it well…

  Author Koh Lin ◦ The first line from that song popped into my head (I am showing my age now)… I had nothing to do on this hot afternoon… Well, that was not quite true… I was just taking a… Continue reading

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  She knows the Euro has been following her…

  Author Gary Taylor ◦ For those new to native bees, you may have noticed a slight disapproval, perhaps even a tinge of animosity towards feral European honeybees, and wondered what the problem is… Well, basically they’re an introduced species that… Continue reading

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  smaller than average little Amegilla…

  Author Gary Taylor ◦ I don’t usually post banded Amegilla pics, but it’s not ‘cos I haven’t seen ’em, they’re in abundance here, but that’s the thing, so abundant that they’re just a bit common… Don’t get me wrong, I… Continue reading

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  bees do it…

  Author Koh Lin ◦ There I was, just minding my own business, with my trusty mobile phone… thinking I wouldn’t mind snapping a few native bees in the park today… And there they were… a couple of Lasioglossum (Homalictus) on… Continue reading

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  Morning Glory

  Author Gary Taylor ◦ Ok, first up I apologize for the over abundance of bluey purple 😅 And for the keen eyed gardeners, yes, it’s the dreaded “Morning Glory” vine, 😄 terrible stuff, believe me it’ll cover your house in… Continue reading

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  Doing its thing at my bee hotel

  Author Marc Newman ◦ The gasteruption wasp… doing its thing at my bee hotel. Patrolling… Close up. Entering one bee nest to lay eggs. Entering another bee nest. She got a surprise with this one and exited quickly when this… Continue reading

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  2 bee or not 2 bee

  Author Gary Taylor ◦ To bee, or not to bee? That is the question — whether ’tis Stenotritidae (Ctenocolletes) albomarginatus… 😃 Haha, right on cue, earlier this week we stopped at a favourite spot that should be chockers with yellow… Continue reading

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  Where there is goodness, there is magic!

  Author Di Bickers ◦ 🌿💙Be still, my beating heart!!!💙………I could hardly contain myself when this happened💙🌿 🥰💙”Where there is kindness, there is goodness. Where there is goodness, there is magic!” 💙🥰Australian Duskhawker Dragonfly (Austrogynacantha heterogena) Photographs (iPhone7) © Di Bickers… Continue reading