Category: Ken Walker

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  The lack of…

  Author Koh Lin ◦  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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  A casual stroll through…

  Author Andrew Turner / Koh Lin ◦ Ausemade is a treasure trove of things to search through and to read, with many visitors to our website having arrived here as the result of an internet search. Expanding beyond the initial… Continue reading

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  Australia’s “Marsupial” bee

  Author Ken Walker ◦ Australia’s “Marsupial” bee — a world first. It is known that female bees carry mites on their body. While these mites are on the bee, they are in the non-feeding dormant stage called hypopial nymphs. Once… Continue reading

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  And the flavour of the month goes to… Megachile aurifrons!

  Author Gary Taylor ◦ And the flavour of the month goes to… Megachile aurifrons! Well done Fronsy! There’s been some great pics… I didn’t get any 😅 In the first pic she seems to have small eyes and a weirdly… Continue reading

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  “warts and all”

  Author Ken Walker ◦ I’m glad you enjoyed the 80 stack single image from Gary Taylor’s bee. My research work occurs mainly in the world of under the microscope and I am privileged to see animals (in this case bees)… Continue reading

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  I noticed some debris hanging out of one of the nests

  Author Gary Taylor ◦ Contribution Ken Walker Ok, so here’s an oddity… I went to check on my bees… 1st pic, just to set the scene, one of the apartment blocks in my BeeTown showing eight Meroglossa rubricata in their… Continue reading