Amegilla bombiformis, commonly known as the teddy bear bee or golden haired mortar bee, is an Australian native bee in the family Apidae. ... Its specific epithet bombiformis is Latin for "form of a bumblebee". Amegilla bombiformis is a stocky bee which resembles a bumblebee in shape, and is covered in orange-brown fur.

The teddy bear bee has golden brown colouring and ranges from 15-20mm in length and are typically a fatter looking bee than European honey bees. 

Teddy Bear Bees are solitary bees. Each female builds an individual nest for herself in a small burrow in the soil. However, quite a few Teddy Bear Bees may build nests close together in a sheltered location such as in an eroded creek bank or underneath a house.

Teddy bear bees have been recorded visiting Abelia, Buddleja, and blue flax lily (Dianella caerulea) flowers in the garden; males rest overnight attached to plant stems. They are found in eastern Australia, from Queensland through New South Wales and into Victoria,

Teddy Bear Bees are solitary bees. Each female builds an individual nest for herself in a small burrow in the soil. However, quite a few Teddy Bear Bees may build nests close together in a sheltered location such as in an eroded creek bank or underneath a house.

Teddy bear bees are buzz pollinators playing an important role in pollination services to flowering plants in particular to species that require buzz pollination.

Some of the major factors threatening native bees are habitat loss from agriculture and urban environments, bushfires, pesticide use and pollution. 

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Teddy Bear Bee, Blue Banded Bee , Leaf cutter Bee,  Sugar Bag Bee, The Cuckoo Bee. 

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