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AnimalsInsect
Western Honey Bee
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Apis mellifera
The western honey bee is eusocial, creating colonies with a single fertile female, many normally non-reproductive females, and a small proportion of fertile males. Individual colonies can house tens of thousands of bees.
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- •Eusocial
- •Complex communication
They live in a variety of habitats, including forests, grasslands, and deserts, often in colonies within beehives or nests.
- Natural habitat:
- Global, except Antarctica
- Geographic distribution:
- Commonly recorded in United States, Netherlands, Poland, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Canada, Australia
- Environment:
- Varied, including forests, grasslands, and deserts
Region: Global, except Antarctica
- Size:
- Typically 1-1.5 cm
- Activity:
- Diurnal
- Social:
- Eusocial
