Bluebanded bee, a native beauty Australian Geographic
Blue banded bees are debatably the most beautiful of Australia's bees - and yes, they are native to Australia! They are about 11 mm long, with a furry red-brown thorax and striking bands of metallic blue across their black abdomens; a stark contrast to the usual colourings of their relatives.
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This blue-banded bee spotted in Sydney, is a common urban garden visitor. (ABC Open contributor glanzpunkt). Watch part one of Catalyst's The Great Australian Bee Challenge on iview.
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Blue-banded Bees are one of the most prominent native bees to visit our plants. They are slightly smaller than Australia's well-known Blowflies. Blue-banded Bees have black abdomens that have distinctive pale metallic-blue bands. Males have five complete bands and females have four. Both sexes have a dart-and-hover flight pattern.
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet See more Australian Native bees Below: Stingless Bees Australia has eleven species of small black stingless bees. Blue Banded Bees Blue Banded Bees are amongst our most beautiful Australian native bees. LEARN MORE Yellow & Black Carpenter Bees Yellow and Black Carpenter Bees are the largest bees in Australia.
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Browse Aussie Bee's spectacular galleries of Australian native bee photos - Stingless Bees, Carpenter Bees, Blue Banded Bees, Leafcutters and more. Learn to recognise the major groups in Australia.. -- Dawson's Burrowing Bee by Linda Rogan; -- Blue Banded Bee, Masked Bee by Erica Siegel; -- Banksia Bee by Michael Batley.
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Blue banded bees (Amegilla cingulata) Blue banded bees ( Amegilla cingulata) The pretty little blue banded bee uses a special pollination method that is unique. In some flowers, the pollen is trapped deep inside the flower in a tiny capsule.
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There are eleven species of described blue-banded bees in Australia ranging in size from 8-14 mm. They are also known as long-tongued bees or buzz pollinators. Blue-banded bees are solitary and are found in all states of Australia except Tasmania. They have a sting but are not aggressive.
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According to an article in ABC Science (Australia), the blue-banded bee dislodges the pollen by banging her head onto the anthers of the flower 350 times per second—a speed that's beyond my comprehension. Compare that to the bumble bee, queen of buzz pollination here in the states.
Watch Australian bluebanded bee which pollinates by 'headbanging'
The Blue Banded Bees are around 8-13 mm long and belong to the family Apidae. They are found Australia-wide, except for Tasmania. Erica Siegel - Blue Banded Bee 2010 Gallery. Erica Siegel - Blue Banded Bee 2011 Gallery. Videos of Blue Banded Bees. More Information on Blue Banded Bees. Free Articles on Blue Banded Bees.
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Native Australian pollinators Blue Banded Bees are amongst our most distinctive and best-loved native bees found in most regions of the continent - 14 Australian Amegilla species. Solitary females typically excavate nest tunnels in soil to rear multiple generations per year. Males often form collective night-roosts attached to plant stems.
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Green and Gold Nomia Bee Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica. One of the first native bees that I ever photographed this green and gold nomia bee is one of those that really kicked off my passion for our native pollinators. Photo Credit: James Dorey. 1/15. Home Topics Wildlife A photographic guide to Australia's bees.
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Blue Banded Bee from Australia What's That Bug?
In Australia, the blue banded bees and the stingless bees show potential as specialist pollinators. Very few of Australia's 2,000 native bee species have been investigated so far for their potential contribution to Australian agriculture. More research into the use of Australian native bees in agriculture is urgently needed.
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Amegilla cingulata is a species of blue-banded bee native to Australia. Currently, several scientific organizations are conducting research on how A. cingulata benefits agriculture through its distinctive "buzz pollination". Taxonomy A. cingulata was first described by Danish entomologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. [1]
THE BLUE BEE HAS RETURNED FROM ALMOST BEING ON THE VERGE OF EXTINCTION
Blue-banded bees are one of a few native Australian bee species that perform a particular type of pollination known as 'buzz pollination'.