honey bee, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

honey bee
Apis mellifera Linnaeus

Descriptor: Adult(s)
Description: Honey bees (apis mellifera) sucking up honey from the open cells of bur comb on the top bars of a typical bee hive.
Image type: Field
Image view: Close-up
Image location: Alva, Florida, United States

Photographer Information

Name: Dennis Riggs
Organization: Denrig, Inc.
Country: United States

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Subject: honey bee
Genus: Apis
Family: Apidae
Order: Hymenoptera
Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta)
Photographer: Dennis Riggs
Organization: Denrig, Inc.
Area: Entomology - Honey Bees and Beekeeping

Image Number: 5450572

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Image uploaded on Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Image Information last updated on Tuesday, January 03, 2012