The female of the species has devil-like black horns, and a taste for extremely rare pollen. But until now, this Australian native bee has never been officially named or identified. My discovery of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The nicknamed "Lucifer" bee, or Megachile lucifer, was discovered 2019 in the Goldfields region of western Australia, according to ...

A team of Australian researchers has discovered 71 new native bee species belonging to the resin pot bees, or Megachile (Austrochile), which are unique to Australia and present in every state and ...

As Australian Pollinator Week (8–16 November) gets underway, new research has found that many Australians have poor awareness of Australian native bee species—revealing a significant gap in public ...

Australia is home to roughly 1,700 native bee species, and on a scorching summer day, two of them might share the same patch of ground. One burrows into the cool earth and waits out the heat. The ...

Australia is home to over 1,700 bee species. These species fall into categories that burrow in the ground, use trees to build hives, or use stems as a home for the colony. Native Australian ...

New research has revealed Marri trees are critical to the survival of more than 80 species of native bee in Western Australia's South West region, which is one of the world's most biologically rich ...

New research on Australian native bees suggests that species nesting inside plant stems may be especially vulnerable to rising temperatures. The findings show that pollinator survival depends not only ...

Nov. 11 (UPI) --A new species of bee in Australia has been discovered, named for its unique devil-like features. The nicknamed "Lucifer" bee, or Megachile lucifer, was discovered in 2019 in the ...

The post Australia's Most Vulnerable Bees Have No Escape from Heat appeared first on A-Z Animals. Australia is home to over 1,700 bee species. These species fall into categories that burrow in the ...