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World’s largest bee, once presumed extinct, filmed alive in the wild
National Geographic ^ | February 21, 2019 | Douglas Main

Posted on 02/21/2019 5:09:29 PM PST by EdnaMode

THE WORLD’S LARGEST bee may also be the planet’s most elusive. First discovered in 1859 by the prominent scientist Alfred Russel Wallace, nobody could locate it again, and it was presumed extinct.

But Wallace’s giant bee (Megachile pluto) was not gone. In 1981, an entomologist named Adam Messer searched and found it on three islands in Indonesia, on an archipelago called the North Moluccas. He collected a specimen and wrote about his discovery in 1984.

Now, for the first time, it has been photographed and filmed alive in the wild, by a team including nature photographer Clay Bolt. Meanwhile, in the last year, two specimens of the insect have been sold on eBay for thousands of dollars, raising fears about its continued survival.

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalgeographic.com ...


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KEYWORDS: bee; largestbee; wallacebee; wallacesgiantbee
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Hollywood could make a blockbuster about this.
1 posted on 02/21/2019 5:09:30 PM PST by EdnaMode
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2 posted on 02/21/2019 5:11:46 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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It’s so rare some ahole stuck it in a bottle and sold it on the internet.


3 posted on 02/21/2019 5:13:02 PM PST by SpaceBar
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You seen one damn bee you’ve seen them all.


4 posted on 02/21/2019 5:14:56 PM PST by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man.)
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Finally though, something on eBay that actually deserved to be called “RARE!!!!”


5 posted on 02/21/2019 5:15:24 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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Giant tortoise believed extinct for 100 years found in Galápagos
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/21/giant-tortoise-believed-extinct-for-100-years-found-in-galapagos


6 posted on 02/21/2019 5:17:17 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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7 posted on 02/21/2019 5:18:00 PM PST by Fightin Whitey
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World’s largest bee, once presumed extinct, filmed alive in the wild

Global warming.

If we don't stop it now, our grandkids will be fighting off dinosaurs.

8 posted on 02/21/2019 5:19:56 PM PST by Drew68
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NatGeo: “Species are going extinct at an alarming rate. Except when they aren’t.”


9 posted on 02/21/2019 5:32:34 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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Great flaming Wolf Spiders!


10 posted on 02/21/2019 5:32:37 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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Meanwhile, in the last year, two specimens of the insect have been sold on eBay for thousands of dollars, raising fears about its continued survival.

eBay? Well of course. It's bee Latin.

11 posted on 02/21/2019 5:33:10 PM PST by Ezekiel (The pun is mightier than the s-word.)
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12 posted on 02/21/2019 6:05:35 PM PST by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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*ping*


13 posted on 02/21/2019 7:49:37 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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Of course...


14 posted on 02/22/2019 3:13:41 AM PST by Daffynition (Rudy: What are you up to today? :))
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Hope it doesnt mate with a killer bee...


15 posted on 02/22/2019 4:19:52 AM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.5)
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Lol!

Now THAT’s the “world’s largest bee”!


16 posted on 02/22/2019 6:56:24 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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Related image
17 posted on 02/22/2019 6:58:14 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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Thanks for the ping. :)



18 posted on 02/22/2019 7:02:00 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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gifs website
19 posted on 02/22/2019 7:04:20 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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gifs website
20 posted on 02/22/2019 7:06:32 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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