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Apis sp.
The honey bee is about 12 mm (1/2 inch) long and usually yellow, with 3 or 5 dark brown abdominal bands. They carry two pairs of wings and lack the constricted abdomen (wasp waist) of the wasp and hornet. Honey bees can sting, but are much less aggressive than wasps and hornets.
On blooms of a donkey tail spurge in a wildlife habitat garden.
Spotted on Mar 18, 2013
Submitted on Mar 20, 2013
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