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 Australian Megachilidae - antenna.
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 09-11-2011 03:48
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 Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
This bee has unusual antenna with knobs on the tips. I have never seen them before. Does anyone have any thoughts? Picture 3 is a bee of the same species for comparision with the antenna. Graeme Cocks attached the following image:  [71.16Kb] |
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 09-11-2011 03:49
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
ventral view Graeme Cocks attached the following image:  [79.08Kb] |
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 09-11-2011 03:50
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Another bee of the same species for comparision. Graeme Cocks attached the following image:  [101.59Kb] |
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| Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 09-11-2011 06:53
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Answering my own post. It appears there is nothing unusual about the antenna. Males of some species of Megachilie possess this feature. |
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