My best photo yet of a native Blue-Banded Bee! It doesn't do the brilliance of the blue justice, though.

They are buzz pollinators, so as usual, I heard it before I saw it. (Buzz pollinators shake the pollen off by vibrating — it's a loud buzz!)

More about them here: https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-with-bec-crew/2014/09/blue-banded-bee-a-native-beauty/

#WildOz #Bees

Another vaccine approval and more in my latest next generation Covid vax update:

- Self-amplifying mRNA vax Kostaive approved in the UK

- New trial for a mucosal vax on the starting blocks in Finland

- Some results from AstraZeneca phase 1 trial for mRNA vax

- 11 preclinical reports, including 2 for mucosal pancoronavirus vaccines

https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2026/01/31/another-approval-and-more-nextgen-covid-vax-news-update-no-37/

#Vaccines #Covid #Covid19