Wanted
name:
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Honey bee
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aka:
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stinger
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Scientific name:
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Apis mellifera
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Description:
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Sterile female 3-8/5-8 inch male drone 5-8 inch; queen 3-4 inch long.Head thorax and abdomen of nearly equal width {1-4 inch}.Body golden brown and black with pale orange-yellow rings on the abdomen.
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Classification:
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Kingdom:Animal
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insect
Order:Hymenopterans
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Diet:
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Adults suck up nectar from flowers to make honey that is stored in wax honey combs. Pollen is also collected on special pollen combs.
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Habitat:
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Most colonies live in man made commercial hives.
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Wanted for:
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Pollination of plants and production of honey.Hon-
ey bees produce over $300 million worth of honey and beeswax annually.
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Last known location:
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“Flower hopping” and” dancing in the sun”.Worker bees travel from flower to flower in search of nectar. As they enter a flower they often get covered with pollen, as well as collect it on their legs in specialized regions.
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