carpenter bee Genus Xylocopa APPEARANCE: Large, about one inch, resemble bumblebees; some species may have a blue-black, green or purple metallic sheen; no hair on abdomen.
About Brisbane. Capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third-largest city in Australia, located on the East coast in Queensland. As a major tourist city, Brisbane has a lot to offer: live music, annual festivals, museums, libraries, and the worldâs first koala sanctuary.
Brisbane is notorious for having been established on the floodplain of the Brisbane River, which has resulted in major floods in 1893, 1974 and 2011. The flood in January 2011 damaged various infrastructure along the river and surrounding suburbs, but most businesses and services have since recovered from this event.