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Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Honey bees share the direction and distance of food sources through a waggle dance.
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Specimen notes
Where it lives and what it eats
- Habitat
- Flower-rich landscapes, woodlands, farms, and gardens
- Diet
- Nectar and pollen
- Geographic range
- Native to Europe, Africa, and western Asia; introduced widely
- Scientific name
- Apis mellifera
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