Author Koh Lin ◦
Continuing on with my labour of love … there has been a huge surge of interest in native bees over the last couple of years… and we thoroughly enjoyed presenting some of the native bees found here in Australia.
The world of Australian native bees has been an eye-opener for us, discovering species of bees that we did not even know existed…
We loved the photographs of the native bees shared with us by the many contributors and authors . We do have some amazing native bees…
Amegilla (Notomegilla) aeruginosa (morning capture), Darwin NT © Shane Dighton Amegilla chlorocyanea in the Banksia © Gary Taylor Amegilla asserta, Bermagui NSW © Deb Taylor Amegilla (Zonamegilla) adelaidae male, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman Amegilla emerging from the flower of the Morning Glory © Gary Taylor Amegilla (Asaropoda) rhodoscymna (Red Singer) roosting, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman Dawson’s Burrowing Bees, Amegilla (Asaropoda) dawsoni Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA © Marc Newman Amegilla chlorocyanea © Gary Taylor They’re not all blue (Amegilla) © Gary Taylor
Bee hotel – Meroglossa rubricata, Geraldton WA © Gary Taylor Euryglossina (subfamily Euryglossinae, family Colletidae), Alice Springs NT Bubbling Euryglossinae Dasyhesma, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor Family Euryglossinae, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor Euryglossinae © Gary Taylor Superfamily Euryglossinae, genus Xanthesma (Xenohesma) female, Alice Springs NT Megachile “asoc” bees © Gary Taylor Angophora Reed Bee (Exoneura angophorae), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor Lasioglossum sp (Furrow Bee), Alice Springs NT Neon Cloak-and-dagger Bee (Thyreus nitidulus), Wandella NSW © Deb Taylor Green-and-gold Nomia Bee (Lipotriches australica), Wandella NSW © Deb Taylor Hylaeus (Rhodohylaeus) proximus on Eggs and Bacon (bee is 5.5 mm), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman Fore tarsi of a male Megachile bee © Gary Taylor Megachile punctata (Black Resin Bee), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman Masked Bee (Hylaeus ruficeps), Alice Springs, NT Native Honey Bee (Sugar Bags), Tetragonula carbonaria, Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why NSW Euryglossa salaris, Emerald Beach NSW © Norm Farmer Bush Bee (Austroplebeia australis), Alice Springs NT Amegilla (Asaropoda) bombiformis (Teddy Bear Bee) on Chinese Plumbago © Marc Newman Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered Cuckoo Bee) on Purple Top Verbena © Marc Newman Dawson’s Burrowing Bees, Amegilla (Asaropoda) dawsoni Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA © Marc Newman Hylaeus alcyoneus (Banksia Bee) © Gary Taylor Waroona Cuckoo Bee (Thyreus waroonensis) © Gary Taylor Golden-browed Resin Bee (Megachile aurifrons), Alice Springs, NT Lasioglossum bicingulatum, Emerald Beach NSW © Norm Farmer
For more information on the different bee species , search our AusEmade website.
This is a taste of Australia…
labour of love | labour of love… flora | labour of love… orchids | labour of love… fauna | labour of love… native bees | labour of love… beetles | labour of love… birds | labour of love… native wasps | labour of love… reptiles
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