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Wallace’s Giant Bee Isn't Extinct

3/3/2019

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Wallace’s giant bee. Credit: Clay Bolt
It’s been 38 years since scientists last spotted the insect known as Wallace’s Giant Bee, a rare species found only in a group of Indonesian islands called the North Moluccas. With a wingspan of 2.5 inches and a body the size of a human thumb, it’s considered the world’s largest bee, and was feared extinct.
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In January, an international team of conservationists found a Megachile pluto, as the species is called, in the wild. The team captured the first-ever photos and videos of a live specimen, renewing hope for survival of the species, which is threatened by deforestation.


Source: www.nytimes.com

Han pasado 38 años desde que los científicos descubrieron por última vez a la abeja gigante de Wallace, una especie rara que se encuentra solo en un grupo de islas indonesias llamadas Molucas del Norte. Con una envergadura de 2,5 pulgadas y un cuerpo del tamaño de un pulgar humano, se considera la abeja más grande del mundo y se temía que se hubiera extinguido.

​En enero, un equipo internacional de conservacionistas encontró a Megachile pluto, como se le llama a la especie. El equipo capturó las primeras fotos y videos de un espécimen vivo, renovando la esperanza de supervivencia de la especie, que está amenazada por la deforestación.


Fuente: www.nytimes.com
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