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Apis dorsata worker (Hym. Apidae) covered in UV-reflective pollen analog used for our pollination studies to track pollinator movements among flowers/inflorescences. Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Yunnan, 31.iii.2011, China.
This was my roommate during API taking an afternoon snooze. One of the most chill and funny guys I know.
Apis cerana worker (Hym. Apidae) foraging on a flower of Chaenomeles sinensis (syn. Pseudocydonia sinensis) (Rosaceae), 26.iii.2014, Shenzen Botanical Garden, Shanghai, China.
Apis mellifera visiting capitulum of Parkia biglobosa around 06:02 am, collecting the yellow pollen, Pinyiri, Burkina Faso
Family:Apidae
Identification traits:hairy eyes,pollen carried in a ball on the legs,a long radial cell near the front wingtip.
The majority of individuals seen will be females while males are infrequent. The males are significantly bigger and have notably larger eyes which touch at the top of the head.
Apis dorsata worker (Hym. Apidae), the giant asian honey bee, on Tarphochlamys affini (Acanthaceae), 28.iii.2011, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, 28.iii.2011, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China.
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Apis dorsata worker (Hym. Apidae), the giant asian honey bee, 28.iii.2011, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, 28.iii.2011, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China.