The largest known bee (Megachile pluto, or Wallace’s Giant Bee) is part of this family, as are leafcutter bees, mason bees, and carder bees. The Andrenidae family has about 2,700 different species of small, solitary, ground-nesting bees commonly known as mining bees.

Mar 1, 2019 · Wondering what those big fuzzy black bees near your home are? Learn about the differences between carpenter bees & bumblebees and how to handle them here.

Aug 15, 2023 · Big bees, also known as macro-bees, are a diverse group of insects belonging to the family Apidae. They are characterized by their large size and robust build, making them easily distinguishable from other bee species.

Jan 20, 2022 · 1. Wallace’s Giant Bee. There are few bee species on Earth with a more powerful intimidation factor than the Wallace’s giant bee. This insect is obscenely large, black, and looks nothing like a bee. It’s more of a combination between a giant wasp, an ant, and a beetle, as it also displays enormous mandibles.

Feb 21, 2019 · Wallace’s giant bee disappeared for more than a century. Now it’s back, and already being sold online by at least one collector.

Feb 22, 2019 · The world's biggest bee has been re-discovered, after decades thought lost to science. The giant bee - which is as long as an adult's thumb - was found on a little-explored Indonesian island.

Feb 21, 2019 · The Wallace's giant bee — Megachile pluto — towers over European honeybees. The female's size has been recorded as at least an inch and a half long, with a tongue that's nearly an inch long.

Apr 11, 2022 · The bee, Megachile pluto, also known as Wallace’s giant bee, is a massive unit. It is the largest bee in the world, four times larger than a honeybee and measuring about the length of a human...

Apr 4, 2022 · The bee, Megachile pluto, also known as Wallace’s giant bee, is a massive unit. It is the largest bee in the world, four times larger than a honeybee and measuring about the length of a human...

Big-Bee is a collaboration of 13 universities, research stations, natural history collections, and agencies who aim to share images, label, and functional trait (i.e., flight timing, host plant, body size) data for over 5000 bee species.