Western Honey Bee on Lavender Blossoms (Apis mellifera) | Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

The honey bee is native to the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa. As of the early 1600s, the insect was introduced to North America, with subsequent introductions of other European subspecies two centuries later. Since then, they have spread throughout the Americas. (Wikipedia)

Habitat:

Urban landscape area at FedEx building.

Reference Links:

European honey bee (Apis mellifera), Western honey bee

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Thank you Arun!

nice spotting ..

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