Chrysididae (cuckoo) wasps are parasitoids that target solitary bees. They lay their eggs in the host's nest where their larvae hatch, kill the host bee larva. Its always sad watching them make their way into a solitary nest but they they are all part of our ecosystem. #wasp #viralvideos #bee #australia #amazing | Urban Native Bees

Here is a Neon Cuckoo Bee to brighten up your Monday! 😄💙🐝 This is one of about 1500 native bees found in Australia. And did you know that there are approximately 20,000 native bee species in the world! 🌏🐝 #mondaymood | Flow Hive

Neon cuckoo bee - Thyreus nitidulus - Short video for people who missed the long version. This bee likes to enter another bees nest and lay it’s young. It’s young then consume all the host bees provisions and leaves nothing for the host. In Australia we have many hundreds of solitary species but the neon cuckoo bees always attract my attention because of their amazing colour and peculiar flight patterns. It is important for everyone to be aware of our solitary bees and the import role they play.

The Neon Cuckoo Bee (Thyreus nitidulus) breathtakingly beautiful and brilliantly deceptive. Like the cuckoo bird, she sneaks her eggs into other bee species nests. Another wonderful colourful Australian native bee. 🐝💙 #beesarecool #macrobees #shotoniphone #pollinator #nativebees #neoncuckoobee #australia | Macro Bees