Apis mellifera
European honey bee at Paddys River, ACT
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| Apis mellifera | MichaelBedingfield | 18 Jun 2017 |
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Near the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.
2 comments
18 Jun 2017
The bees were feeding on a sticky substance which was on the leaves of the willow tree.
1 Jul 2017
The 'sticky substance' was most likely 'honey dew', a secretion from some hemipterous insect such as aphids.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.067028-35.502321
- Altitude 576.1m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 29 Jan 2017 08:03 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Salix sp./Willow Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Apis mellifera Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Apis mellifera Scientific name
- European honey bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 6069.1m Recorded at altitude
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