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Apis mellifera
Found at High Tech High, Point Loma: 32.73465506293774 ; -117.21696496009827
This Bee was gathering pollen from a local bush when I caught it. It was gathering with a small group of other Bees like it.
Apis dorsata worker (Hym. Apidae), the giant asian honey bee, 28.iii.2011, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, 28.iii.2011, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China.
Title: API - 4
Digital Publisher: Digital: Cushing Memorial Library and Archives, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Physical Publisher: Physical: Graphic Services, Texas A&M University
Date Issued: 2011-08-17
Date Created: 1962
Dimensions: 4 x 5 inches
Format Medium: Photographic negative
Type: image
Identifier: Photograph Location: Graphic Services Collection, Box 40, File 40-340
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Apis mellifera worker (Hym. Apidae) collecting pollen from Rubus sp. (Rosaceae), 22.vi.2012, Villanova Monteleone, Sardinia, Italy.
Apis dorsata colony (Hym. Apidae) perched on a tree branch, 5.iv.2011, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Yunnan, China.
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.