Maggies_lens asked Thor Hanson:

Hey Thor, ever considered coming and spending some time in Australia to do a book on our native bees? We even have bumblebees... well, in Tasmania we do anyway. Their story is a book in itself!Can we lure you here with the promise of warm weather? Unusual and fascinating native flora and fauna developed in isolation for millennia now co-existing with introduced species? Really, really good coffee here in Melbourne? :)

Thor Hanson Cool bees and good coffee is a pretty enticing offer! Though I don't have plans for Australian travel at the moment, I can at least suggest a marvelous bee behavior to keep an eye out for in your neck of the woods. If you haven't heard of it already, check out this article and video of the "head-banging" blue-banded bees: http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/201512....

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