Western honey bee

Apis mellifera
Bees (Apidae)

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Brown hairy bee, particularly on the head and breast, the rear body has less hair and dark rings, differing per bee. Short bent antennae and 2 pairs translucent wings. The ♀ has a sting in the tail.

The collected nectar is kept in a little pouch on the rear legs. While gathering nectar, pollen is automatically taken to the next flower. When it stings a little barb hooks in and the bee will lose its sting, the bee can only sting once.

⇔ l. 15-21 mm

The nest is ruled by the queen and can consist of thousands of bees. The workers are ♀, they tend to the eggs and larvae, make expansions, guard, make honey and collect nectar and pollen. The ♂ drop by occasionally to fertilise the queen. Bees have a well-developed orientation and can inform each other where the best flowers are located.

LA:
There are 7 subspecies all difficult to separate. 
≈ Some SYRPHIDAE (Hoverflies) look also similar but they have shorter antennae, 2 wings, no pouch for nectar and no sting.

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