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A stingless bee, about 1cm long and black, sits on a pink and white flower pollinating the yellow spongey long stamen.

A black and yellow striped European honey bee pollinates a white and pink almond blossom under a blue sky.

"A lot of people think they're just a small fly,"
Professor Cook said.

A Caucasian man in a wide brimmed beige hat, James Cook, smiles with his lips closed in front of native trees.

A pale-skinned man wearing glasses and a black t-shirt looks handles strawberry plants in a glasshouse.

A black fly-like insect, a stingless bee, pollinating the yellow stamen of a bright orange long-petalled flower.

A close up of a bee on a honeycomb.

"Unlocking the potential of alternative pollinators, like the stingless bee, is going to be instrumental in providing the horticulture sector with new crop pollinating options."

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