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Wallace's giant bee
Megachile pluto
Specimen No. 12
Megachile pluto
North Moluccas, Indonesia
- Where
- North Moluccas, Indonesia
- Group
- Solitary bees
- Fact
- The world's largest bee, with a 63.5 mm wingspan. It lines its nest inside live termite mounds with tree resin. Wikipedia
Lost to science since 1981, it was rediscovered in the North Moluccas, Indonesia, in January 2019. University of Sydney Forest clearance threatens Wallace's giant bee, which the IUCN lists as Vulnerable. Wikipedia