Apis florea
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apis-florea-170-8602470
title:
Apis florea
text:
The dwarf honey bee, Apis florea, is one of two species of small, wild honey bees of southern and southeastern Asia. It has a much wider distribution than its sister species, Apis andreniformis. First identified in the late 18th century, Apis florea is unique for its morphology, foraging behavior and defensive mechanisms like making a piping noise. Apis florea have open nests and small colonies, which makes them more susceptible to predation than cavity nesters with large numbers of defensive wo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of bee
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apis_florea
date created:
2005-09-14T15:39:54Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T22:20:07Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
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16