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Story: Wasps and bees

Wild honeybees inside a hive (2nd of 3)

Wild honeybees inside a hive

Wild honeybees are the same species (Apis mellifera) as domestic ones, but have built hives in the wild. This group of worker bees is tending the honeycomb.

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Natural Sciences Image Library of New Zealand
Reference: In0608Mrt.tif
Photograph by John Marris, Lincoln University

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John Early. 'Wasps and bees', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Oct-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/wasps-and-bees/5/1/2