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Western honey bee

Apis mellifera

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Field Notes

Habitat:

I found it on a sunflower collecting pollen, but it lives in a beehive in my backyard.

Notes:

There are many subspecies of this kind of bee, and they originate from Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Reference Links:

Western honey bee - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Western honey bee

Apis mellifera

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