Native #bluebandedbee visiting our eggplant flowers everyday. ππππΈ
ππππΈ Native blue banded bee on eggplant flowers in our garden. These moments make planting flowering natives and weeding by hand rather than using chemicals worthwhile. #bluebandedbee
Amegilla cingulata? (Blue Banded Bee)
on Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Pimlico, Townsville,
Queensland, Australia.
October 2025
#AmegillaCingulata #BlueBandedBee #photography #entomology #insects #bugs #AustralianInsects
In the article's #BlueBandedBee pic, it looks like it's visiting flowers of Salvation Jane/Paterson's curse (Echium plantagineum) - an appropriate image for an article from SA, where it's a naturalised weed. BBBs will also visit exotic Salvia spp., blue-flowered or not. Plant Salvias!
Blue-Banded Bee - Amegilla sp. Resting.
#bee #bees #insect #insects #entomology #zoology #arthropods #wildlife #bluebandedbee #amegilla #photography #hymenoptera
Blue-Banded Bee - Amegilla sp. Resting.
Blue-Banded Bee - Amegilla sp. Resting.
#bee #bees #insect #insects #entomology #zoology #arthropods #wildlife #bluebandedbee #amegilla #photography #hymenoptera
Elderly blue banded bee (Amegilla) π©΅
#pollinators #nativebee #bluebandedbee #australianbees #gardeningAU #autumn
Ink and colored pencil illustration of 9 blue banded bees perched or flying close to a branch. The background is a grey lined hexagon pattern.
Blue banded bees buzzing around a branch.
Ink and colored pencil on hexagon print paper.
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#InkArt #PatternedPaper #ColoredPencil #SaveTheBees #Bees #BlueBandedBee
A watercolour sketch of red bonfire salvia flowers visited by an Australian native blue-banded bee. The beeβs head and thorax are fluffy brown and its abdomen is black with 4 blue stripes, indicating that this is a female bee.
One of the nicest things to happen in the last few weeks is the discovery of blue-banded bees regularly snacking in the salvia. Hereβs a little homage to them. πππ§Ά
#bluebandedbee #nativebee #nativepollinator #australian #craft #watercolour #permissiontosuckatsomething
The Blue Banded bee - Amegilla cingulata. It's common to Australia and New Guinea. The bands on the abdomen don't always look blue.
#photography #MacroPhotography #nature #bees #BlueBandedBee #AmegillaCingulata
A blue-banded bee collecting pollen and nectar from red bonfire salvia flowers. Itβs a large bee, with a pale brown fluffy head and thorax, and a shiny black and neon blue striped abdomen. The 4 blue stripes suggest this is a female.
A second view of a blue-banded bee collecting pollen and nectar from red bonfire salvia flowers. Itβs a large bee, with a pale brown fluffy head and thorax, and a shiny black and neon blue striped abdomen. The 4 blue stripes suggest this is a female.
A blue-banded bee in my back yard - a very welcome visitor! I hope she lays eggs in our bee hotelβ¦
#australianbee #bluebandedbee #australiannative #savethebees #canberrabackyards #canberragardens
A slow mo video of a Blue Banded Bee :) #bluebandedbee #australianbees #nativebees #wildlife #slowmo
a tiny blue banded bee on a salvia flower
#Australia has lots of tiny solitary bees. This one is a #bluebandedbee and it's cozying up with a salvia flower #bee #wildlife #photography
An Australian native blue-banded bee, Amegilla sp., resting on a stem.
A blue-banded bee, Amegilla sp. Their flight is typically faster and more erratic than European honey bees, but this one was kind enough to briefly stop and pose.
#photography #macro #macrophotography #nature #naturephotography #bee #bluebandedbee #insect #amegilla #insectsofaustralia #auswildlife
My favourite native bee #bluebandedbee #australianbees
A group of blue-banded bees (Amegilla cingulata) clinging in a neat vertical line to a string of a wind chime. These native Australian solitary bees, known for their black and pale blue striped abdomens, are exhibiting their typical roosting behavior, where males rest together overnight. The background features a window with metal bars and a brick wall.
so honoured to be hosting these boys for the night π #bluebandedbee #australiannative #bees
Here is my best effort but only on an old iphone
#BlueBandedBee
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Excuse the shaky video but was so excited to spot this blue banded bee waking up and grooming. You can see her long tongue and cool mouth parts! #entomology #macrophotography #insectphotography #bees #aussiebees #bluebandedbee #wildoz
Blue banded bee roosting in our garden (Amegilla pulchra). I think Iβm getting the hang of insect photography but any tips are always appreciated #entomology #macrophotography #insectphotography #bees #aussiebees #bluebandedbee #wildoz
Detail of a blue banded Australian native bee from a recent oil painting of mine. Head to my profile to see more of the piece as my cover picture π
#huntervalleynsw #jodieusherart #australia #oilonlinen #bluebandedbee
Blue banded bee on salvia flower spike
Blue banded bee on salvia flower spike
Blue banded bees!
#bluebandedbee #bees
A Blue-banded Bee feeding at a Grevillea 'Superb' flower.
#ScenicRIm #BlueBandedBee #AustralianNativeAnimals
Blue-banded bees perform a unique type of pollination known as "buzz pollination" or "sonication" - grabbing onto a flower and vibrating its flight muscles rapidly, producing a buzzing sound, until the pollen shakes loose. #science #sciencefacts #bluebandedbee #sonication #buzzpolination
Blue-banded bees perform a unique type of pollination known as "buzz pollination" or "sonication" - grabbing onto a flower and vibrating its flight muscles rapidly, producing a buzzing sound, until the pollen shakes loose.
#science #sciencefacts #bluebandedbee #sonication #buzzpolination