Clay Bolt / Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) and nest on tree trunk. North Moluccas, Indonesia.T his is the only photo that is known to exist of this species (the world's largest bee) in the wild, in situ, a...

Clay Bolt / Entomologist and bee expert Eli Wyman with the first rediscovered individual of Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) Mollucas, Indonesia. January 2019. Model released.

Clay Bolt / Entomologist examining a large female Megachile bee during the hunt to rediscover Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) on the island of Ternate, North Moluccas, Indonesia. January 2019

Clay Bolt / Composite image of Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) with European honey bee (Apis melifera). This is the world's largest bee, which is approximately 4 times larger than a European honey bee. One...

Dong Lei / Himalayan honeybee (Apis laboriosa) Mount Namjagbarwa, Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon National Park, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet, China. October.

Solvin Zankl / Honey dripping from nest of Giant honey bee (Apis dorsata binghami) that has been cut from tree before being squeezed to harvest wild honey, North Pamona sub-district, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Clay Bolt / Entomologist Simon Robson with large Megachile species of bee during the hunt to rediscover Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto). Mollucas, Indonesia. January 2019

Clay Bolt / Man examining an arboreal termite mound containing the first rediscovered Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) and her nest, Mollucas, Indonesia. January 2019

Clay Bolt / Lowland forest habitat of Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) North Moluccas, Indonesia. January 2019

Clay Bolt / Scientists observing a termite mound after a large flying insect was found nearby in a healthy patch of lowland forest, North Moluccas, Indonesia. January 2019

Clay Bolt / Entomologist and bee expert observing an arboreal termite mound. The termite mound has an interesting hole resembling an entrance for Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) Mollucas, Indonesia. January...

Clay Bolt / Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) rediscovery team exploring a lowland forest habitat in the North Moluccas, Indonesia. January 2019