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unknown bee - Apis mellifera
Copyright © 2009 Ilse Gebhard

unknown bee - Apis mellifera
Alamo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
June 27, 2009
Size: about 1 cm

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unknown bee - Apis mellifera unknown bee - Apis mellifera
Contributed by Ilse Gebhard on 27 June, 2009 - 10:28am
Last updated 26 January, 2010 - 6:27pm

european honey bee to me, apis mellifera ?
I'm not a bee expert though.
… Andrew Williams, 27 June, 2009 - 10:55am

 
Honey bee seconded.
Do keep asking, if you're not sure.
… Ron Hemberger, 27 June, 2009 - 4:04pm

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