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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Wallacea Giant Bee

Megachile pluto

Vulnerable

About

The worlds largest bee at 39 mm long with a 63 mm wingspan. Thought extinct for 38 years until rediscovered in Indonesia in 2019. Nests inside active termite mounds.

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Did You Know?

Wallace giant bee was not seen alive by a scientist for 38 years β€” when rediscovered in 2019, it was found nesting inside active termite mounds, using tree resin to waterproof its cells.