Grown from seed, 20 litre paint bucket for scale.
Near Sihanoukville Cambodia. There were many on these fallen tree flowers after a rain.
I don't 'keep' these or harvest their honey, I just like having them around. I do provide habitat for them. They love cracks in stone walls and bamboo tubes if they are protected. I drill holes in bamboo and hang them between 1.5-2 metres high, and build small sections of wall with voids.
Have you thought about making it more consistent? Like a regular schedule?
I find that people love to be corrected for any small inconsistency. They always say it makes them.a better person.
I have many friends
That was hardly pedantic at all.
I believe you are correct, I am not a Grasshopoligist by training.
I have no idea, would love to know though. Lived here for years and this is the only one I have seen. Southwest Cambodia, near Sihanoukville. Sorry, should have added that before.
These are quite odd in the world of Bees. They forage diurnally and nocturnally, and they migrate by season. The distance is usually only a few hundred metres.
Generally quite aggressive if disturbed. This one was looking for water in my sink in dry season. I fished her out before she drowned.
Sorry for the photo, these girls are tiny, and my phone does not really do that.
These are stingless, cavity nesting bees that often land on you either by accident, or because they want some salt.
I have at least thousands of them around. When I need to relax I will slowly walk into a swarm of them. Very calming.
They loves holes in walls, and I also prepare large bamboo tubes for them. As long as they are sheltered, they are happy.
Same, just tried to make two posts, no photos will upload.
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Solitary Bees and Predatory Wasps frequent these. I have never seen them interact though. Possibly they are not interested, or active at different times.
Notice that some spaces are sealed with plant resin, and others with cellulose, in at least 3 different ways.
This is in Cambodia
Very wet, doing fine now
They are bigger and much happier thanks to our recent rain.