Wallace's giant bee, known by the scientific name Megachile pluto, is the world's largest bee species — and now we know it actually still exists. He was followed by American Museum of Natural History entomologist Eli Wyman, who confirmed the hole definitely looked like the nest of a Wallace's giant bee. Indonesian guide Iswan examines an arboreal termite mound containing the first rediscovered Wallace’s giant bee and her nest. Simon Robson, honorary professor of biology at the University of Sydney and Central Queensland University in Australia, holds a tube containing a Wallace’s giant bee. He hopes to get a similar result for Wallace's giant bee, which is currently unprotected.

Source: CBC News February 22, 2019 19:55 UTC