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Apis mellifera scutellata
Photo take at my backyard small bee looks like and European bee but im not sure about 1 cm long yellow and black rings on the abdomen.
As of 2002, the Africanized honeybees had spread from Brazil south to northern Argentina and north to Central America, Trinidad (West Indies), Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Florida, and southern California. Their expansion stopped for a time at eastern Texas, possibly due to the large population of honey bee hives in the area.
A single African bee sting is no more venomous than a single European bee sting, though African honeybees respond more quickly when disturbed than do EHBs. They send out three to four times as many workers in response to a threat. They will also pursue an intruder for a greater distance from the hive. Although people have died as a result of 100-300 stings, it has been estimated that the average lethal dose for an adult is 500-1,100 bee stings.
Thanks Juan so this is the African bee well i´m glad to finally meet this bee.
Spotted on Jun 24, 2012
Submitted on Jun 24, 2012
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