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Stingless Bees This hive was in a tree in a garden in Alajuela, Costa Rica. I was guded to this species bu I am not sure if is correct. Seen in April, 2014. Costa Rica,Geotagged,Pectoral Robust-Stingless Bee,Scaptotrigona,Scaptotrigona pectoralis,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Stingless Bees

This hive was in a tree in a garden in Alajuela, Costa Rica. I was guded to this species bu I am not sure if is correct. Seen in April, 2014.

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    Incredible find, what a treat all these new species :) Posted 9 years ago
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    hi Marta,

    Re-checking this species ID as I came to the same ID for my own observation:
    Scaptotrigona postica, La Isla Escondida, Colombia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Nb3e3VPlc<br /> A species of stingless bee in the Scaptotrigona genus. Stingless bees are seperate from honey bees yet do produce honey. They build tube-like structures as an entrance to their nest. The honey they produce is very expensive as the quantity produced is 1/75th that of a honey bee. A remarkable trait of this honey is that its sugar content does not spike blood sugar nor does it damage teeth.<br /> <br /> Species ID tentative. You can identify species by their type of tube entrance but I'm still not 100% sure. Colombia,Colombia 2024,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Scaptotrigona postica,South America,World

    I've noticed how Scaptotrigona postica in reference photos seems more dark/black, whilst in your photo the species is more orange-ish. My theory is that your photo might be species Scaptotrigona pectoralis. I invite you to check some photos here:
    https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/308417-Scaptotrigona-pectoralis/browse_photos

    This matches the orange appearance, they are commonly seen in Costa Rica, and it also matches the tube structure which is important for identification of stingless bees. Let me know what you think of this alternative ID?     Posted 8 months ago, modified 8 months ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
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      Hello Ferdy, yes, feel free to correct the species, thanks! Posted 8 months ago
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        Thanks, made the change.

        I actually noticed that you had uploaded this photo twice, each identified as a different species. So removed the duplicate photo and the remaining one has the agreed species.         Posted 8 months ago
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          OK, thanks! Posted 8 months ago

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The Pectoral Robust-Stingless Bee

It is a stingless bee of the family Apidae.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Nov 28, 2015. Captured Apr 8, 2014 16:46 in Unnamed Road, Costa Rica.
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  • 10/1000s
  • ISO80
  • 5.7mm

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