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 ...

Pollinator conservation is often framed around flowers. Bees need nectar and pollen, so people plant blooms and restore foraging habitat. That work is important, but it is not the whole story. New ...

Bees have many different ways of building their homes. Many people will be familiar with the hives of European honeybees, often found in tree cavities. But many other bees – including many of ...

A tiny bee with a pair of striking horn-like projections on its head has been identified in the remote Goldfields of Western Australia, adding a gothic twist to the country’s already unusual insect ...