To her surprise, she wasn’t able to find much.
In fact, taxonomists at Perth’s Western Australian Museum told her that it was probably a new species.
This also includes the name of the species.
Photo: K. S. Prendergast (CC by 4.0)
As is customary, the scientist who finds a new species gets to name it.
In this case, Dr. Prendergast decided on the nameLeioproctus zephyr.
Hence, I named them after my dog Zephyr, she shared.
Female “Leioproctus zephyr” (Photo: K. S. Prendergast,CC by 4.0)
So, for now, favoring native flowers over exotic flowers can give these bees a fighting chance.
