Pollination portal creates a buzz
A powerful new way to fill major gaps in public bee data – including from Africa, Asia and other under-reported zones – has been addressed with […]
Native bee key to social evolution
Studying the unusual social behaviour of an Australian native bee has enabled Flinders University researchers to obtain a clear understanding about the earliest stages of social […]
Parasites thrive if hosts survive
Like diseases affecting humans, parasites can wage a deadly evolutionary ‘arms race’ against their hosts. But can hosts and parasites upgrade their weapons at the same […]
Bushfire bees on the brink
The number of threatened Australian native bee species is expected to increase by nearly five times after the devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20, according to […]
Rare bee found after 100 years
A widespread field search for a rare Australian native bee not recorded for almost a century has found it’s been there all along – but is […]
Bee-autiful photos put focus on native insects
Dramatic photos by Flinders natural sciences researcher James Dorey put a spotlight on an estimated 2000-3000 species of bees in Australia. A new book entitled Bees of […]
Fiji field work flies out with new species
A treasure trove of new species have been discovered in Fiji’s highlands after several New Colombo Plan student study tours. Three successive years of federal New […]
A busy bee behind the lens
They’re small and furry with a sting in their tail but look truly magnificent enlarged by a camera. So much so, dramatic native bee photos by […]