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Amegilla cingulata
The Blue Banded Bee has a very striking appearance. Unlike the honey bee, it has pale blue stripes on its abdomen instead of yellow. The male can be distinguished by the number of complete bands, having five as opposed to the females' four. In size, the Blue Banded Bee can grow to 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in). Its appearance includes a golden brown head with bulging eyes that have multiple lenses. They have six sticky legs and a long tongue to help extract nectar from flowers. Scientists believe that male bees have brighter blue stripes to attract female bees.
Seen in my garden.
Spotted on Jul 26, 2013
Submitted on Jul 26, 2013
6 Comments
Thanks a lot Lauren!
Great photos! Amazing the one in flight.
Thanks Larry :-)
Lovely Satyen!
Thanks Jemma! All in all I clicked 95 pics of this one today. Hehehe! I was lying in my garden for about an hour and a half approximately :-)
what a beauty!! Congrats for the capture!! How many times did you click?!