Cast Your Vote!! Help us shine a spotlight on these incredible insects by voting for your favourite bee HERE ⭐️ http://go.honeyflow.com/pages/world-bee-day Introducing bee #9: Neon Cuckoo Bee Thyreus nitidulus Unlikely to win most popular, the Neon Cuckoo Bee is a stunningly beautiful bee with a metallic blue sheen and slick, black wings. These native bees have a parasitic lifestyle to ensure the survival of their offspring and prey on the Blue-banded Bee by laying eggs in their burrow and steal

What is this beetle doing? Much like the cuckoo, the oil beetle relies on other animals to nurture its young (called a 'nest parasite'). This one is digging a burrow so it can lay up to 1,000 eggs. Once the eggs hatch, the larvae will climb on to nearby flowers to hitch a ride on solitary bees. The young beetles will camp out in the bee's nest, feeding on eggs, nectar and pollen, and emerge as an adult to start the cycle again! Look out for these beetles on sunny, bare patches of ground 👀 #Amaz