CSIRO welcomes the biggest bee in the world to the Australian National Insect Collection
Canberra Times, Other, 20/05/2023, Megan Doherty
Two rare specimens of the Wallace’s Giant Bee are held in the Australian National Insect Collection at the CSIRO in Canberra. With the strong smell of the mothball-chemical naphthalene lingering, a wander through the hallways of the Australian National Insect Collection reveals not only the world’s largest bee – ahead of World Bee Day on Saturday – but a tale of an international racket in rare insects.