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I have added one of my observations to the iNaturalist community, a unique and interesting species of dwarf honeybee, and I am featuring it here in the Nature Observer community.
Apis andreniformis is a wild honey bee with the smallest body size that usually nests in polyculture plants. This bee is a relatively rare and rarely found honey bee species. Its natural habitat is in tropical and subtropical areas in Southeast Asia.
This dwarf bee can be distinguished from other bee species by observing its dark black color, making it the darkest in its genus. Some of its differences with ordinary bees, such as the structure of the endophalli, larger wing venation in ordinary bees, and longer basitarsal extensions.
Not only black, but there are also dwarf honey bees with a pale red color. Usually these bees build colonies and nest on forest plants and on plant leaves
These bees are quite wild. Basically they are harder to find than ordinary bees which are larger in size. And another difference with larger bees is. These dwarf bees do not sting much although they also have a habit of attacking when threatened or if their nest is disturbed.
 source | iNaturalist is a citizen science platform and online social network that allows users to record and share observations about biodiversity, as well as assist in species identification. The platform allows users to upload photos or videos of plants, animals, and other organisms, which can then be identified by a community of other users. In addition, iNaturalist also has an automatic identification feature that uses computer vision to help identify species. |
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