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Just landed in time for breakfast! European or western honey bee .  Apis mellifera,Geotagged,Spring,United Kingdom,Western honey bee Click/tap to enlarge

Just landed in time for breakfast!

European or western honey bee .

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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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Uploaded Jul 23, 2020. Captured Jun 14, 2020 08:12 in 7 Claxton Cl, Mileham, King's Lynn PE32 2RU, UK.
  • iPhone SE
  • f/2.2
  • 1/33s
  • ISO32
  • 4.15mm