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...

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

Clay Bolt / Natural history photographer Clay Bolt and writer Glen Chilton examine a termite mound while searching for Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) Mollucas, Indonesia. January 2019

Clay Bolt / Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) is the world's largest bee, which is approximately 4 times larger than a European honey bee. One of the first images of a living member of this species. Mollucas,...

Roland Seitre / Desert Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus delamerei), a sub-species of warthog thought extinct until rediscovery in the late 20th century, with zebra and woman walking by. Tsavo National Park, Kenya, J...