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It's Official! The new name for our Trigona stingless bees is Tetragonula. It's time to start using this distinctive new name for our Australian bees.
Photo: Erica Siegel.

-Find out more:
-bullet The old structure
-bullet Why was it changed?
-bullet The new names
-Read our report...

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-LAUNCH OF HUGE STINGLESS BEE BOOK
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A massive new reference book on the stingless bees of the world has just been published! 'Pot-Honey' will become a must-have text for researchers and students of stingless bees.

-Check out the details:
-bullet Thoroughly researched
-bullet 81 authors worldwide
-bullet Over 600 pages
-Find out more...

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-REPORTS ON OUR NEW STINGLESS BEE
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Aussie Bee presents two detailed new articles and a video on Austroplebeia cincta, the beautiful new stingless bee species recently discovered in far north Queensland.

--In-depth info & photos:
-bullet Nest structures
-bullet Egg laying behaviour
-bullet Identification guide
-Read the articles...
-Watch the video...

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-FABULOUS NEW PHOTOS TO ENJOY
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Three superb new galleries of photographs by Erica Siegel have just been added to Aussie Bee website. See our native bees in incredible detail!

-Spectacular images:
-bullet Stingless bees
-bullet Blue banded bees
-bullet Resin bees
-View the galleries...

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CURRENTLY-FEATURED NATIVE BEE

Blue Banded Bee …… Australian native bees are a vital resource for Australian agriculture. The beautiful Blue Banded Bee (photo at left) is an expert in Buzz Pollination --- a special type of pollination needed for crops such as tomatoes and many native plants.

For more information about Blue Banded Bees, read Aussie Bee Online Articles 8, 9, 10 and 14.

For photos of many other native bees, visit our Photo Gallery.

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