Western honey bee
Apis mellifera
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Insectherbivore
The honey bee, known scientifically as Apis mellifera, is a hardworking insect found across the globe. It’s famous for making honey, which it carries and stores in its hive.
- Its name means 'honey-bearing' in Latin.
- It is one of 7 to 12 species of honey bees.
- Honey bees live in colonies with a queen, workers, and drones.
ForestGrasslandUrbanWorldwide
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Insect
- Scientific name
- Apis mellifera
- Habitat
- Forest, Grassland, Urban
- Regions in this directory
- Worldwide
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Data Deficient (DD)
