European honey bee inside a blue flower

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Honey bees (or honeybees) are bees of the genus Apis, primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests from wax. Honey bees are the only extant members of the tribe Apini, all in the genus Apis

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Location: Villa di Tirano, Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy
Photo credit: © dcphoto / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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