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Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Photo by JamesPriest2
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Description:

Honey Bees are one of the most recognisable insects and are the most commonly domesticated bee species in the world. They are somewhat variable in colour but are usually brown with a banded dull yellow and brown abdomen. The head, thorax and abdomen are densely covered in hair. The legs and around the eyes are also hairy.

Habitat:

Seen gathering pollen from one of the winter flowering shrubs in my back yard

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