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Apis mellifera - the European Honey Bee
Family: Apidae
Order: Hymenoptera
The Honey Bee is not native to Australia but domesticated bees have escaped to form wild hives. Here several layers of honeycomb are hanging from the branches of a bush.
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Apidae
Genus:Apis
Species:A. mellifera
Punta del Diablo, Rocha, Uruguay
Apis mellifera worker (Hym. Apidae) collecting pollen from a male inflorescence of maize (Zea mays, Poaceae), 2.iv.2022, Morogoro, Tanzania.
I think this head is just great, it is really very well done. I hope that there will be more, because the Minotaur is really great. In any case, I would be very happy if one or the other would come.