An Australian blue-banded bee, Amegilla murrayensis ... and shake the pollen loose by vibrating their flight muscles. This type of pollination is necessary for plants that hold their pollen ...

Honeybees might get all the rock star attention, but the humble Australian native blue-banded bee is a true head banger. Scientists have captured the unique pollination techniques of the bee ...

Australia's blue-banded bee is a successful pollinator because ... and shake the pollen loose by vibrating their flight muscles. This type of pollination is necessary for plants that hold their ...

Remarkably, they don't seem to suffer much predation. The species in the slide show above usually parasitize Blue-banded bees (Amegilla), and are found in Asia and Oceania regions. Blue-banded ...

Australian blue-banded bee has been captured using its unique pollination method for the first time Nathan Rupert/Flickr An Australian bee species has been found to have a unique way of obtaining ...

Blue banded bees are native to Australia and get their ... To do this, the bee grabs on to the flower and shivers using its flight muscles, causing the pollen to shoot out. Some social media ...

These pretty native bees are important pollinators for Australian crops. This has to be one of the prettiest bees in the world. Named for the beautiful turquoise bands that run across its abdomen, the ...