The giant bee found in Indonesia and that they thought was extinct

EThe natural history photographer, Clay Bol found the giant bee, after looking for it for almost 40 years to be able to capture it on a photo.

His scientific name is Megachile Pluto and was last seen in 1981, which is why scientists considered that it was extinct. Now, the photographer was able to capture her on an island in Indonesia.

"It was absolutely amazing to see this" Flying Bulldoging ", that we no longer know if it existed"informed photographer Bolt.

The bee is about the size of inch of an adult, is a woman and lives in North Maluku, Little explored islands of Indonesia.

When the scouts located it, after several days of research, they called him Wallace, it was to pay tribute to the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallacewho described it for the first time in 1858.

"To see how beautiful and big the species is, hearing the sound of its gigantic wings as I flew in my head was simply incredible," the photographer told the English newspaper The Guardian.

In 1981, a group of scientists andHe found several specimens of the giant beebut since then no one has seen it until now where they found it in a nest of termites and more than two meters from the ground.

The bee, once discovered, wake up hope that the forests of the region can shelter this type of insects.

"By transforming this bee into a conservation badge, we are confident that the future of the species will be better than if we let it silently pick up", said Robin Moore, who belongs to the environmental group Global Wildlife Conservation being those who supported the search for the giant bee.

This species of bee was discovered by the English entomologist Alfred Russell Wallace. In addition to being co-discoverer, with Charles Darwin of the group Theory of evolution.

Wallace described it as "a big black insect looking like a wasp, with huge jaws like those of a beetle", Says Bolt.

"In the global decline of insect diversity, it is wonderful to discover that this iconic species is still here"said Simon Robson, who works at the School of Life and Environment Sciences at the University of Sydney.

What are the characteristics of the Wallace bee?

according to The Guardian he has one wingspan about 6 cm. And his scientific name is Megachile Pluto; the female nest in mounds of termites, uses his jaw to collect sticky tree resin and protect his nest.

It also depends on the bprimary osque to obtain the termite resin and nests they live in the trees.