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Apis mellifera worker (Hym. Apidae) caught by the Napoleon crab spider (Synema globosum) on Lavandula stoechas (Lamiaceae), 10.v.2010, Le Muy, France
A female (worker) loaded with pollen from the Musk Mallow (Malva moschata). I think it was time to clean a bit.
The name was coined in 1758 by Carolus Linnaeus who, upon realizing the bees do not bear honey, but nectar, tried later to correct it to Apis mellifica
Apis mellifera worker (Hym. Apidae) collecting pollen on an inflorescence of Paspalum notatum (Poaceae), 29.xii.2012, Lubumbashi, Katanga Province, DRCongo.
Apis cerana worker (Hym. Apidae) collecting pollen on a red Passiflora sp. (Passifloraceae), 4.v.2011, Yexianggu (Wild Elephant Valley), Yunnan, China.
Melitta nigricans.
Tra le api ed i fiori c'è un patto simbiotico: in cambio di nettare e polline le api favoriscono l'impollinazione incrociata delle piante.
Wild bees.
Pollination is the process by which plants sexually reproduce. Many plants depend on insects to transfer pollen as they forage. Plants attract insects in various ways, by offering pollen or nectar meals and by guiding them to the flower using scent and visual cues. This has resulted in strong relationships between plants and insects.