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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Photo#645778
Copyright © 2012
Pam Phillips
Drone? honeybee -
Apis mellifera
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Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 23, 2012
Honeybee with a white patch on its face. Sorry about the blur; it was really good at staying on the other side of the flowers.
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Contributed by
Pam Phillips
on 23 May, 2012 - 4:37pm
Last updated 24 May, 2012 - 8:41pm
Not a Drone
No not a drone, it's a worker drones have large tell tail eyes. See -
http://bugguide.net/node/view/646351
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Matt Bearup
, 24 May, 2012 - 5:26pm
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Pam Phillips
, 23 May, 2012 - 5:55pm
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Yes, Apis mellifera
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Brad Barnd
, 23 May, 2012 - 4:59pm
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