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Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Description:

Three sections: head, abdomen, and rear. Six black legs, two black antennae, golden yellow fuzz covering abdomen, Black and golden yellow stripes cover rear section. Transparent wings, diamond shaped head, approx. 2 centimeters long

Habitat:

Found presumably gathering nectar from a large swan's neck agave flower at 10:50 am. Half shade half direct sunlight. Other close flowers are also being cultivated by the bees. High 60s in temperature climbing into 70s.

Notes:

Same bees are found at this location continually throughout the day

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2 Comments

JakobCarpinelli
JakobCarpinelli 12 years ago

Thank you, I am very excited

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Welcome to Project Noah Jakob! I'm glad you found the So-Cal mission.

JakobCarpinelli
Spotted by
JakobCarpinelli

California, USA

Spotted on Jan 17, 2012
Submitted on Jan 26, 2012

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