Blue-banded bees are into buzz pollination
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (334404)
Rockingham, Australia
November 20, 2023 9:00pm CST
Vince took this photo of a blue-banded bee in my sister’s garden. The bands look more white than blue but trust me, in real life, they're blue.
The blue-banded bee (Amegilla cingulate) is one of Australia’s native bees and named for the distinctive bands of metallic blue fur across black abdomens. They perform ‘buzz pollination’. Some flowers hide their pollen in tiny capsules. When buzz pollinator bees grasp these flowers and shiver their flight muscles, the capsules are stimulated to burst and shoot out their pollen. She then carries the pollen from flower to flower, pollinating as she goes.
These are solitary bees and females build a nest in clay soil or sometimes in mud bricks. Many may make their burrows close to one another, like houses in a village.
Mother Nature has a lot of amazing secrets.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
21 Nov
That is an interesting looking bee for sure.
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@allknowing (132209)
• India
21 Nov
myLot is an encyclopedia of knowledge And we all help to build. Yours will come under 'B' That's a lot info on Bees.
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@Beestring (14133)
• Hong Kong
21 Nov
Thank you for sharing. That's amazing. Blue-banded bees look nice. But I'm very scared of bees.
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@Beestring (14133)
• Hong Kong
22 Nov
@JudyEv Yeah, recently, there were two men passed due to bee sting here.
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@RebeccasFarm (88351)
• Arvada, Colorado
21 Nov
Never seen a blue banded bee Judy.![](/Content/images/emotes/happy.gif)
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@wolfgirl569 (102054)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Nov
Never knew that. The blue would be pretty
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@RasmaSandra (77609)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Nov
Those bees look so beautiful I have never seen such bees, Thank you for the interesting information,
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@JESSY3236 (19578)
• United States
21 Nov
Cool picture. I never liked bees, but these are really cool.
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@LindaOHio (170715)
• United States
21 Nov
I'm so glad they're native to Australia and not just another invasive species! Thank you for the bee trivia. Have a great day.
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@LindaOHio (170715)
• United States
22 Nov
@JudyEv Here too. I guess it's a problem worldwide.
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