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Giant Honey Bee

Apis dorsata

Photo by Darvesh
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Field Notes

Description:

Apis dorsata, the giant honey bee, is a honey bee of southern and southeastern Asia mainly in forested areas like the Terai of Nepal. The subspecies with the largest individuals is the Himalayan cliff honey bee - Apis dorsata laboriosa - but typical Apis dorsata workers from other subspecies are around 17–20 millimetres (0.7–0.8 in) long.

Habitat:

Found in my Garden.

Notes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apis_dorsata

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