New native bee species ๐Ÿ with distinctive 'snout' described in Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ. "Bees don't have noses, they smell with their antennae, but it looked like a snout," claims researcher @beebabette. ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ@abcnews: abc.net.au/news/2022-11-05/nโ€ฆ

Scientist discovers a native bee with a 'snout' in a city park and names it after her dog

Ecologist Kit Prendergast makes an exciting discovery in an unexpected place โ€” aย species of bee with a "big protrusion on its face".ย 

abc.net.au

Dec 20, 2022 ยท 9:16 AM UTC

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Replying to @IPBES @abcnews
So honoured ^^ Thank you for sharing my discovery and description of Leioproctus zephyr!
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