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Apis mellifera
About a good 300 of them making good use of a single tree.
They enjoy walking on you if you're still enough... but if you react suddenly with even a small jump, you'd better run for it!!
Spotted on Sep 14, 2011
Submitted on Sep 14, 2011
2 Comments
Thank you Kristal!!
It's a honey bee (Apis mellifera), and probably an africanized strain from the aggressive behavior you mention. Here's a wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africanized...