Apis mellifera

European honey bee at Fisher, ACT

Apis mellifera at Fisher, ACT - 1 Oct 2019 08:32 AM

Apis mellifera at Fisher, ACT - 1 Oct 2019 08:32 AM

Apis mellifera at Fisher, ACT - 1 Oct 2019 08:32 AM

Apis mellifera at Fisher, ACT - 1 Oct 2019 08:32 AM

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Identification history

	Apis mellifera	2 Dec 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Apis mellifera	2 Dec 2019	Marthijn

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User's notes

A clear example of the feral bee problem. The second image is from 2011 when the same hollow was occupied by an Owlet Nightjar.

2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

2 Dec 2019

Thanks MarthJin are you ok with the Parks Service using these images, with acknowledgement in social media posts and other education uses?

Marthijn wrote:

3 Dec 2019

You can use the images, no problem.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.067573 -35.364178
Maps Mount Taylor
Places Fisher, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
1 Oct 2019 08:32 AM Recorded on
Marthijn Recorded by
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Marthijn Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects

Additional information

True Nest present
5mm to 12mm Animal size

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
833 images trained Machine learning
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