The world's largest bee believed to be extinct has been able to recovered after decades.
A giant bee, as large as a grown man's thumb, was found on an Indonesian island that was not much explored.
After a few days of research work, a group of wildlife experts found a live single bee.
They've been able to take pictures of a female bee as well as get footage.
The relevant bee is known as Wallace's giant bee. Alfred Russel Wallace, a British environmentalist and researcher, has been named after the introduction of that bee in 1858.
In 1981, several species of bees were discovered and then those insects were not found.
Last January, an explorator group took a exploration trip through Indonesia through their route to Wallace hundreds of years ago, to find giant bees.
"We were amazed at the moment we saw this 'flying giant' in front of us, believed to have been extinct," said environmental photographer Clay Bolt, who captured this unique insect for the first time.
"I couldn't believe to see this big and beautiful bug and hear a sound flying right beside my head. "
Wallace's giant bee, which is about 6 centimetres after its wings were extended, is considered the largest bee in the world.
Female bees make fertilizer in thumbs. This is carried in the form of a cage so that the wives cannot invade.
Wallace, who presented evolutionism in collaboration with Charles Davin, was introduced to these bees, as "a big black deworm with a horn-like insect."
The discovery on an island named North Molucas (North Moluccas) of Indonesia has led to the giant bees, one of the world's rare species of insects to further reside in the forests that belong to the region.
Eli Wyman, a pestologist at Princeton University, and bee expert, who joined the research, said the discovery has given the opportunity to learn the life history of bees and control giant bees extinction.
The Global Wildlife Conservation has supported the research in comparison to the worldwide program to explore extinct varieties.
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