Clay Bolt / Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) and nest on tree trunk. North Moluccas, Indonesia.T his is the only photo that is known to exist of this species (the world's largest bee) in the wild, in situ, a...
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Clay Bolt / Blue-banded bee (Amegilla sp) males sleeping on stem. Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia.
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Clay Bolt / Entomologist and bee expert Eli Wyman with the first rediscovered individual of Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) Mollucas, Indonesia. January 2019. Model released.
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Clay Bolt / Entomologist examining a large female Megachile bee during the hunt to rediscover Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) on the island of Ternate, North Moluccas, Indonesia. January 2019
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Clay Bolt / Composite image of Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) with European honey bee (Apis melifera). This is the world's largest bee, which is approximately 4 times larger than a European honey bee. One...
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Clay Bolt / Central bumble bee (Bombus centralis) pollinating wildflowers in the Bridger Range, Bozeman, Montana. August.
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Clay Bolt / Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) in undergrowth, Southern Appalachians, South Carolina, USA, North America, June.
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Clay Bolt / Neon cuckoo bee (Thyreus sp). Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia.
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Clay Bolt / Entomologist Simon Robson with large Megachile species of bee during the hunt to rediscover Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto). Mollucas, Indonesia. January 2019
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Clay Bolt / Man examining an arboreal termite mound containing the first rediscovered Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) and her nest, Mollucas, Indonesia. January 2019
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Clay Bolt / Lowland forest habitat of Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) North Moluccas, Indonesia. January 2019
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Clay Bolt / Scientists observing a termite mound after a large flying insect was found nearby in a healthy patch of lowland forest, North Moluccas, Indonesia. January 2019
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Clay Bolt / Entomologist and bee expert observing an arboreal termite mound. The termite mound has an interesting hole resembling an entrance for Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) Mollucas, Indonesia. January...
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Clay Bolt / Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) rediscovery team exploring a lowland forest habitat in the North Moluccas, Indonesia. January 2019
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Clay Bolt / Natural history photographer Clay Bolt and writer Glen Chilton examine a termite mound while searching for Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) Mollucas, Indonesia. January 2019
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Clay Bolt / Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) is the world's largest bee, which is approximately 4 times larger than a European honey bee. One of the first images of a living member of this species. Mollucas,...
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Clay Bolt / Cuckoo Bee (Holcopasites calliopsidis) with US dime, to show small size. South Carolina, USA, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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Clay Bolt / Common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens), Piedmont Prairie habitat, Clemson, South Carolina, USA, July.
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Clay Bolt / Dragonfly (Aeshnidae) emerging from its naiad form, North Carolina, USA, July.
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Clay Bolt / Metallic green bee (Agapostemon sp) male. South Carolina, USA, July.
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Clay Bolt / Spring peeper frog (Hyla crucifer) South Carolina, USA, July.
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Clay Bolt / Sweat bee (Lasioglossum sp) collecting nectar and pollen from a Bee balm flower (Monarda didyma) South Carolina, USA, June.
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Clay Bolt / Metallic green bee (Augochlorella sp) collecting pollen and nectar from a Bee balm flower (Monarda didyma) South Carolina, USA,
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Clay Bolt / Rusty patched bumblebee (Bombus affinis) specimen rear view. Female worker in Great Smoky Mountains National Park's invertebrate collection. A species that has declined 87% in the past 15 years due pr...
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Clay Bolt / Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina), Pickens, South Carolina, USA, May.
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Clay Bolt / Black and gold bumblebee (Bombus auricomus) flies in front of the Washington Monument on the National Mall, Washington DC, USA.
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Clay Bolt / Brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocolois), Kenilworth Aquatic Garden and Park, Washington DC, USA, May.
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Clay Bolt / Franklin's bumblebee (Bombus franklini), photographed at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington DC. This is the first known species of North American bumble bee that is suspected to hav...
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Clay Bolt / Franklin's bumblebee (Bombus franklini), photographed at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington DC. This is the first known species of North American bumble bee that is suspected to hav...
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Clay Bolt / Franklin's bumblebee (Bombus franklini), photographed at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington DC. This is the first known species of North American bumble bee that is suspected to hav...
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Clay Bolt / Franklin's bumblebee (Bombus franklini), photographed at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington DC. This is the first known species of North American bumble bee that is suspected to hav...
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Clay Bolt / Mason bee (Chelostoma philadelphi) male, captured by an Ambush bug (Phymata sp) that lies hidden in a mock orange (Philadelphus sp) blossom. South Carolina, USA. May.
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Clay Bolt / Leafcutter bee (Megachile) female, building her nest, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. May.
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Clay Bolt / Leafcutter bee (Megachile) female, building her nest, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. May.
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Clay Bolt / Leafcutter bee (Megachile), building her nest, Pickens, South Carolina, USA, May.
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Clay Bolt / Leafcutter bee (Megachile) male sleeping, Pickens, South Carolina.
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Clay Bolt / Leaf cutter bee (Megachile) male sleeping, Pickens, South Carolina, USA, May.
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Clay Bolt / Leaf-cutting cuckoo bees (Coelioxys sp) entering the nest of her host, Pickens, South Carolina, USA, May.
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Clay Bolt / Leafcutter bee (Megachile) female returning to her nest with a small circular piece of leaf. Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
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Clay Bolt / Leafcutter bee (Megachile) female returning to her nest with a small circular piece of leaf. Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
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Clay Bolt / Leafcutter bee (Megachile) female returning to her nest with a small circular piece of leaf. Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
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Clay Bolt / Sanderson's bumblebee (Bombus sandersoni) visiting Azalea, Highlands, North Carolina, USA, May.
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Clay Bolt / Common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) queen, gathering nectar from an Azalea, Highlands, North Carolina, USA, May.
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Clay Bolt / Hairy-footed flower bee (Anthophora plumipes) Washington DC, USA, Introduced species.
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Clay Bolt / Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) male on dandelion, Mt Ranier, Maryland, USA, April.
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Clay Bolt / Mining bee (Andrena sp) feeding on a cherry blossom in early spring, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, April.
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Clay Bolt / Mining bee (Andrena sp) feeding on a magnolia blossom in early spring, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, April.
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Clay Bolt / Mining bee (Andrena sp) resting within a saucer magnolia bloom, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, April.