Look what we found in the collection! – Megachile pluto

Dec 4, 2019 | News

Meet the largest known bee on earth, Megachile pluto. The common name of this bee is Wallace’s Giant Resin Bee since it was originally collected by Alfred Russel Wallace in the late 19th century and females have elongate massive mandibles for carrying resins back to...
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