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Honey
Bee - Apis mellifera - Sterile female workers 3/8 -
5/8 inch; male drone 5/8 inch; queen 3/4 inch long.
Head, thorax and abdomen of nearly equal width (1/4
inch). Body golden brown and black in color with pale
orange/yellow rings on the abdomen. Head, antennae and
legs almost black; fine hairs(setae) covering the thorax
and only lightly covering the abdomen. Compound eyes
very large and often with fine hairs between the tiny
lenses (ommatidia) of the eye.
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