Tetragonula Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/tetragonula Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 00:45:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Stingless Bee – Tetragonula sp https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/bee-wasp-hornet/stingless-bee-tetragonula-sp?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stingless-bee-tetragonula-sp https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/bee-wasp-hornet/stingless-bee-tetragonula-sp#respond Mon, 28 Dec 2020 13:41:13 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=2395 Tetragonula carbonaria is a stingless bee, endemic to the north-east coast of Australia. Its common name is sugarbag bee. They are also occasionally referred to as bush bees. The bee is known to pollinate orchid species, such as Dendrobium lichenastrum, D. toressae, and D. speciosum. Wikipedia Stingless bees are tiny insects often no bigger than a […]

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]]> Tetragonula carbonaria is a stingless bee, endemic to the north-east coast of Australia. Its common name is sugarbag bee. They are also occasionally referred to as bush bees. The bee is known to pollinate orchid species, such as Dendrobium lichenastrum, D. toressae, and D. speciosum. Wikipedia

Stingless bees are tiny insects often no bigger than a pinhead, but are important pollinators of forest trees. Like honey bees, stingless bees live in large colonies. However, they do not possess stings and are harmless to people. NParks

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