Megachile aurifrons - Native Australian Bee
Well hello again everyone! It is an exciting time of year at the moment, this is because all the native buzzies are out and breeding! This means that they are all out looking for unoccupied holes to take up residence in, and fortunately, I have many, which means many many bees! One that is frequently seen at the moment is Megachile aurifrons, aka the Golden Browed Resin Bee. These little bees seem to be much more hesitant of humans, understandably, than some of the other I've encountered, it took me half a day to capture a photo of this little girl. The aurifrons bee belongs to the resin bees group, this group of is so called as they collect and seal the caps of their nesting holes with. The aurifrons are technically in the leaf cutter family, and like to macerate leaf pieces into pulp creating a resin like material with which they seal their nests. Males and females differ greatly, females are usually around 12mm in length, where as the ma...
