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Just relaxing.. ...after a hard day's work gathering honey. She wasn't bothered in the slightest with me getting up close and personal with her. I love bees... Apis mellifera,Geotagged,Greece,Summer,Western honey bee Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Just relaxing..

...after a hard day's work gathering honey. She wasn't bothered in the slightest with me getting up close and personal with her. I love bees...

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The Western honey bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name "Apis" is Latin for "bee", and "mellifera" is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
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Uploaded Jul 22, 2015. Captured Jul 20, 2015 20:17 in Eparchiaki Odos Magouladon-Afiona, Arillas Agiou Georgiou 490 81, Greece.
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  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 55mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.