Category: Western Australia
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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
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Everyone loves a platypus…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ Everyone loves a platypus… Megachile canifrons (is nesting in my BeeTown only a few metres away), Meroglossa rubricata 3rd pic (also nesting in my BeeTown), Lasioglossum (Chililictus) 4th pic female, 5th pic male (they’re ground nesters… Continue reading
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Super territorial and awesome to watch…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ Not a bee this time, just a Bee fly, Bombyliidae, but possibly the largest fly we have here. They’re like thumbs with wings, super territorial and awesome to watch (and hear) when they fight over a… Continue reading
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So here she is… Euryglossa calaina
Author Gary Taylor ◦ So here she is… Euryglossa calaina in all her splendid glory (well, a small selection)… The fix I was after. So many times I’ve spotted something new and only managed a blurry photo and it’s years… Continue reading
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The most beautiful Trichocolletes…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ So the whole day was dedicated to getting one pic of one bee, just one job… The most beautiful Trichocolletes, Trichocolletes pulcherrimus. 😉 In Latin pulcher means “beautiful”, rimus is the third declension to the superlative… Continue reading
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The unmistakable eyes…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ The unmistakable eyes of Megachile aurifrons… From the latin “aurum” meaning gold (and if you remember high school chemistry, why the chemical symbol for gold is Au) and “frons” simply meaning front (or brow when used… Continue reading
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Little Dave Part 7: “The Conclusion”
Author David Rennie ◦ I feel it’s a good time to end Little Dave’s Story. The last time I photographed him was the day that I was lying on my stomach, in the water, in the Sniper suit shooting Deb… Continue reading
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The story of “Little Dave” Part 6: “All Settled Down”
Author David Rennie ◦ So one day Deb and Little Dave came and landed with a couple of youngens. Cute little mini versions of Deb and Little Dave. Little Dave was showing em how to catch fish and they would… Continue reading
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The story of “Little Dave” Part 5: Dave the Brave
Author David Rennie ◦ Before we start some real sad news: Sorry all. This morning I found Little Deb at the side of the pond. She had passed away. Buried her next to Little Dave: RIP Deb 2009-2022. Just say… Continue reading
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“Little Dave” Part 4: “Life with Deb”
Author David Rennie ◦ After a few days the strangest thing I noticed is how “Little Dave” then dealt with Deb, he slowed down, was more deliberate, spent time next to her, around and with her. They walked through the… Continue reading