Apis mellifera

European honey bee at Holt, ACT

Apis mellifera at Holt, ACT - 28 Sep 2020
Apis mellifera at Holt, ACT - 28 Sep 2020
Apis mellifera at Holt, ACT - 28 Sep 2020
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Identification history

Apis mellifera 1 Oct 2020 michaelb
Apis mellifera 1 Oct 2020 CathB

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User's notes

At first this looked just like the fly infected with puppeteer fungus that was only about a metre away (sighting 4348211). Closer inspection showed it was a bee impaled on a grass leaf. Not sure how this would have happened.

2 comments

michaelb wrote:
   1 Oct 2020
Accidents will happen, see sighting 3375752
CathB wrote:
   1 Oct 2020
That looks painful!

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 28 Sep 2020 03:14 PM Recorded on
  • CathB Recorded by

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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