Apis mellifera

1 European honey bee at Higgins, ACT

Apis mellifera at Higgins, ACT - 9 Mar 2024
Apis mellifera at Higgins, ACT - 9 Mar 2024
Apis mellifera at Higgins, ACT - 9 Mar 2024
Apis mellifera at Higgins, ACT - 9 Mar 2024
Apis mellifera at Higgins, ACT - 9 Mar 2024
Request use of media

Identification history

Apis mellifera 15 Mar 2024 MichaelBedingfield
Apis mellifera 14 Mar 2024 AlisonMilton

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

Trapped in leaf curling spider webs. Perhaps it doesn't pay to collect too much pollen. The first bee freed itself before I had a chance to. The bee in the last photo was already dead. Oddly, the spiders didn't come down to collect their prey.

Be the first to comment


Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Record quality

  • Overall Fit for scientific/research use
  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
1,898,437 sightings of 21,107 species in 9,314 locations from 12,954 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.