Insects
Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
Sighting 3377864

Apis mellifera

European honey bee at Paddys River, ACT

Apis mellifera at Paddys River, ACT - 29 Jan 2017 08:03 PM
Apis mellifera at Paddys River, ACT - 29 Jan 2017 08:03 PM
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Apis mellifera 18 Jun 2017 MichaelBedingfield

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Near the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   18 Jun 2017
The bees were feeding on a sticky substance which was on the leaves of the willow tree.
KimPullen wrote:
   1 Jul 2017
The 'sticky substance' was most likely 'honey dew', a secretion from some hemipterous insect such as aphids.

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  • Salix sp./Willow Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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