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Apidae Global

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

  • ~24 km/h
  • 0.1 g (worker) kg
  • 6 weeks (worker); 3-5 years (queen)
Meadows, Forests & Agricultural Land

The western honey bee is arguably the world’s most economically important insect, pollinating roughly one-third of all human food crops and producing honey as a…

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Apidae Europe

Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

  • 28 km/h
  • 0.3-0.8 g kg
  • 4-6 weeks (workers) yrs
Meadows and Grasslands

The buff-tailed bumblebee is one of the most ecologically important pollinators in Europe and a key model organism for understanding insect cognition. Unlike honeybees, bumblebee…

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