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Apis
Bee? Seen on a rose bush in my garden. Dedicated to Dr. Atul and Yogesh Save especially for taking me in their group and opening my eyes to the beautiful nature.
Near flowering gardens.
Honey bees are a subset of bees in the genus Apis, primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests out of wax. Honey bees are the only extant members of the tribe Apini, all in the genus Apis. Currently, there are only seven recognised species of honey bee with a total of 44 subspecies, though historically, anywhere from six to eleven species have been recognised. Honey bees represent only a small fraction of the approximately 20,000 known species of bees. Some other types of related bees produce and store honey, but only members of the genus Apis are true honey bees.
Nice bee in flight capture and spotting. It appears to me to be a honey bee, however I am no expert.
Spotted on May 7, 2012
Submitted on May 7, 2012
