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"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
Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer, underscores the lack of
knowledge and investment in Australia’s unique native bees.
Whilst considerable funding and attention has been focused on the introduced
European honey bee,
Apis mellifera, there are still hundreds of native bees
that are yet to be identified and named."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
