Trigona (I think) (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/beekeeping@lemmy.world
 

Near Sihanoukville Cambodia. There were many on these fallen tree flowers after a rain.

I don't 'keep' these or harvest their honey, I just like having them around. I do provide habitat for them. They love cracks in stone walls and bamboo tubes if they are protected. I drill holes in bamboo and hang them between 1.5-2 metres high, and build small sections of wall with voids.

Grasshopper (sh.itjust.works)
 

Sorry, no Lemming for scale (Wikipedia tells me a Lemming is '13–18 cm (5–7 in)'. So about the same size. I would imagine there are many about, but I only notice them when they are on doorframes or something.

They happily crawl onto my hand, my coworkers tell me they are delicious grilled, so I don't mention it and go for a walk in the forest.

Southwest Cambodia

Apis Dorsata (sh.itjust.works)
 

These are quite odd in the world of Bees. They forage diurnally and nocturnally, and they migrate by season. The distance is usually only a few hundred metres.

Generally quite aggressive if disturbed. This one was looking for water in my sink in dry season. I fished her out before she drowned.

 

Sorry for the photo, these girls are tiny, and my phone does not really do that.

These are stingless, cavity nesting bees that often land on you either by accident, or because they want some salt.

I have at least thousands of them around. When I need to relax I will slowly walk into a swarm of them. Very calming.

They loves holes in walls, and I also prepare large bamboo tubes for them. As long as they are sheltered, they are happy.

 

I think that is what it is. Extraordinary climbers. I find them on the second floor of the house every few months. I see them outside a few times a week. Colouration is highly variable locally. Here they are green and black.

Wikipedia and a few other sources say this

Also, it is reported to take snakes occasionally, and to avoid frogs, though frogs are also reported being eaten.

In Cambodia they always take frogs, and will strike poisonous toads, then spit them out.

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