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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Honey Bees (Apini) » Honey Bees (Apis) » Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
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Unknown Apoidea - Apis mellifera
Copyright © 2009 Eugene Zelenko

Unknown Apoidea - Apis mellifera
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
December 27, 2009
Size: ~ 1 cm

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Contributed by Eugene Zelenko on 27 December, 2009 - 9:08pm
Last updated 28 December, 2009 - 11:58pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Thanks for the added shots, Eugene!
… Harsi S. Parker, 28 December, 2009 - 11:58pm login or register to post comments

Apis mellifera
They look like Honey Bees to me, Eugene. Under what circumstances did you photograph these? (By that I mean... What are they crawling on?)
… Harsi S. Parker, 27 December, 2009 - 10:54pm login or register to post comments

 
i agree
i agree with Harsi, probably Apis mellifera mellifera. were they wild or domesticated?
… J. Anderson, 28 December, 2009 - 7:32am login or register to post comments

 
It's their nest in cavity of
It's their nest in cavity of California Sycamore (Platanus racemosa). They are wild.
… Eugene Zelenko, 28 December, 2009 - 8:37am login or register to post comments

 
Interesting
Eugene, do you have any other photos which would show the entrance/location of the nest on the tree itself? If so, might be nice to add that to this post.
… Harsi S. Parker, 28 December, 2009 - 3:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Done.
Done. Cavity is located ~ 0.5 m above ground.
… Eugene Zelenko, 28 December, 2009 - 10:51pm login or register to post comments

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