- "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.