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"As the discoverer of the species the privilege of naming the creatures falls to me. Allow me to introduce you to Euglassia watsonia."
Sherlock Holmes [src]

Euglassia watsonia is a new species of bee that breeds in one of Holmes' hives. Holmes names the species after Joan Watson.

The Euglassia watsonia is a product of Osmia avosetta mating with another bee, which Holmes tells Watson should be impossible as Osmia avosetta is its own species.

Trivia[]

  • Euglossa is a real-life genus of orchid bee, named for the bee’s glossy appearance. Orchid bees have a design meant for pollinating orchid plants.
  • Osmia is a genus of mason bee, small bees which construct their nests with mud.
  • Osmia avosetta is known for the unique use of flower-petals in its nests.
  • There has been a report of O. avosetta being unintentionally released in Bristol, England, all the way from its native Turkey.
  • The bees depicted in the show are European honeybees (Apis mellifera).
  • Although real-life cross-genus animal hybrids do occur, they can be very rare, depending on the animal family involved.
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