The Giant Bees

The world’s largest bee species, previously thought as extinct, is apparently still found in Halmahera, North Maluku. The endangered species is hunted by collectors.

Dody Hidayat

March 18, 2019

ARMED with the clues described in a paper by Adam Catton Messer, an entomologist from the University of Georgia, United States, Clay Bolt finally found what he had been searching for as he traversed the forests of North Maluku for several weeks in late January. The American photographer was the first to take pictures and videos of Wallace’s giant bee previously thought to be extinct. “It was an extraordinary moment. But we’re no

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