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common
Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
- Habitat
- Domesticated worldwide; native to Africa, Europe & western Asia
- Body length
- 15 mm
- Order
- Hymenoptera · Apidae
Weird but real
Performs a 'waggle dance' that encodes the direction and distance to flowers. A real symbolic language.
Why it's cool
Civilization runs on this bee. Without it, a third of your food disappears. Plus the dance is real maths.
