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Tiny black bees/wasps??? About 7 mm body length. They are gathering that yellow things that loos like tiny puffballs into their hive inside an old tree crack. This activity happened several hours before a very heavy night rain falls.
tropical forest, forest margins and populated land.
Spotted on Jun 5, 2014
Submitted on Jun 24, 2014
4 Comments
@ Mark Ridgway, ha ha that's very clever of you to figure that out.
Nice looking bees Shekianah. It took me some time to realise your pics are sideways. :-)
ForestDragon is right - the "puffballs" are pollen.
I think these are "stingless bees" - Apidae: Meliponini
They are communal like honey bees, but don't come out and sting you.
Wow! Great series!
My guess is that the "puffballs" are pollen and these are a type of bee. I can't help you more than that at this time.
Hopefully, someone with more knowledge of insects in your area can help more. :-)