The Triumphant Rediscovery of the Biggest Bee on Earth

Published: Feb. 22, 2019, 7:12 a.m.

For security reasons, I can\u2019t tell you exactly where Clay Bolt rediscovered Wallace\u2019s giant bee. But I can tell you this. With a wingspan of two and a half inches, the goliath is four times bigger than a European honeybee. Very much unlike its honey-manufacturing cousin, it\u2019s got enormous jaws, more like those of the famous stag beetle.