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Welcome to another Australian Museum Entomology expedition! This expedition is looking at the family Halictidae, or Sweat Bees. They are the second-largest family of bees with nearly 4,500 species. They are commonly called sweat bees (especially the smaller species), as they are often attracted to perspiration. These bees occur all over the world and are found on every continent except Antarctica.

This expedition is part of the Australian Museum's Collection Enhancement Project (CEP). The CEP will result in new levels of access to the AM’s diverse collections, making digital images and meta data easily accessible to First Nations communities, scientists, researchers, students and individuals from Australia and abroad.