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Author: Jeremy Rehm / Source: Science News for Students Everything about Wallace’s giant bee is, er, giant. The bee’s body is around 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) long — about the size of a walnut. Its wings spread to more than 7.5 centimeters. (2.9 inches) — almost as wide as a credit card. A bee

Author: Stephen Johnson / Source: Big Think The giant bee was first discovered in 1859, but since has only officially sighted once. An international team of researchers set out to rediscover the bee in January. Determining exactly when a species is extinct is difficult, especially for small

Author: Jeremy Rehm / Source: Science News Everything about Wallace’s giant bee is goliath: It reaches an average body length of around 4 centimeters — about the size of a walnut — and has a wingspan of over 7.5 centimeters. Yet despite its eye-popping size, it’s been nearly 40 years since the