This old bee stopped for a short break on the sandy soil. Woodgate, Qld.
This bee was not moving, I thought it was dead but then another bee came along and chased her away. Woodgate, Qld.
Tiny green metallic homalictus bee gathers pollen from a portulaca flower. Woodgate, Qld.
Stingless bee collects nectar or resin from a strange flower thing on a branch. Woodgate, Qld.
Stingless bee collects nectar or resin from a strange flower thing on a branch. Woodgate, Qld.
Little green Homalictus bee emerges from her nest entrance in the ground. Woodgate, Qld.
Little green Homalictus bee emerges from her nest entrance in the ground. Woodgate, Qld.
Beautiful, tiny masked bee cleans up my messy drilling job on a bee hotel. Woodgate, Qld.
Beautiful, tiny masked bee cleans up my messy drilling job on a bee hotel. Woodgate, Qld.
Beautiful, tiny masked bee cleans up my messy drilling job on a bee hotel. Woodgate, Qld.
Homalictus bee collects pollen from a tiny portulaca flower. Woodgate, Qld.
Halictid bee cleans herself with a front leg while resting on tiny white flowers. Woodgate, Qld.
Homalictus bee drinks nectar from the base of a flower. Her abdomen is full of pollen she has collected. Woodgate, Qld.
Halictid bee rests near a tiny flower. These bees are about 4mm long. Woodgate, Qld.
Metallic blue Halictid bee collects pollen and nectar from a tiny flower. Woodgate, Qld.
Male Homalictus bee blows bubbles on a lemon myrtle leaf. Kyogle, NSW.
Male Homalictus bee blows bubbles on a lemon myrtle leaf. Kyogle, NSW.
Masked bee (Hylaeus sp.) has part of her front leg missing. This must make it challenging to gather pollen. Kyogle, NSW.
Masked bee (Hylaeus sp.) chews on the stamen of a lemon myrtle flower to gather pollen. Kyogle, NSW.
Masked bee (Hylaeus sp.) without a mask. Kyogle, NSW.
Classic portrait of a roosting male blue banded bee (Amegilla sp.). Kyogle, NSW.
Male blue banded bee (Amegilla sp.) roosts on a grass stem for the night. Kyogle, NSW.
Blue banded bee grooms himself after settling on a grass stem for the night. Kyogle, NSW.
Australian native stingless bee (Tetragonula sp.) collects pollen. Cambroon, Qld.
Carpenter bee (Xylocopa) caught in the act of robbing Ixora flowers for nectar. Fitxroy Island, Qld.
An extreme closeup of a female Great Carpenter Bee (genus Xylocopa) robbing nectar from an Ixora flower. Fitzroy Island, Qld.
Carpenter bee (Xylocopa) forages for nectar on a clump of Ixora flowers. Fitxroy Island, Qld.
Austroplebeia stingless bee cleans herself after inspecting the inside of a gumnut. Mundubbera, Qld.
Austroplebeia stingless bee inspects a gumnut for resin. Mundubbera, Qld.
A small Halictid burrowing bee emerges from the nest entrance where at least three other bees were in residence. The Channon, NSW.
A burrowing Halictid bee sorts out the grass protecting the nest entrance. The small gravel rocks look as if they have been arranged by the bees also. The Channon, NSW.
Tiny native bee Tetragonula carbonaria gathers pollen from a pink flower. Mt Coot-tha, QLD.