A grazed knee. A cut while gardening. A routine hip replacement. For most of the past century, these were minor worries. But ...

Each spring, thousands of solitary bees (Amegilla dawsoni), also known as Dawson’s burrowing bees, emerge from burrows ...

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 ...

Researchers at the University of Sydney are investigating the medicinal properties of honey from stingless bees. The honey ...

A team of 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 territory ...

Researchers say Australia is in a unique position to prepare native species for the impacts of the Varroa destructor—a mite now on our shores after decimating honeybee populations in other parts of ...

A scientist was observing a critically endangered wildflower in Australia when she first spotted the bee, sprouting something that closer inspection revealed to be a pair of “demon-like horns.” She ...

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 ...

A horned native bee dubbed Megachile lucifer has been discovered in Western Australia’s Goldfields. Identified while surveying a rare wildflower, the species stood out with its unusual “devilish” ...

Researchers in Australia have discovered a native bee species with tiny "devil-like horns.” A research team at Curtin University in Perth discovered the species while surveying a critically endangered ...