Minutes Bees are just that, minute, some are as small as 2mm in length and all have a wan yellow base colour to the integument of their exoskeleton. They are known to feed on the many species of plants in the Myrtle family in Australia, especially from Eucalyptus where hundreds of individuals can be obtained with a long-handle sweep net. These bees are a good example of the evolutionary radiation that occurred in the family Colletidae in Australia with bees ranging much larger than a honeybee down to less than 2mm. Credit USGS

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