Apis dorsata, the rock bee or giant honey bee, is a honey bee of South and Southeast Asia. They are typically around 17–20 mm (0.7–0.8 in) long and nests are mainly built in exposed places far off the ground, like on tree limbs, under cliff overhangs, and under buildings. These social bees are known for their aggressive defense strategies and vicious behavior when disturbed. Though not domesticated, indigenous peoples have traditionally used this species as a source of honey and beeswax, a practice known as honey hunting.[1]
^Starr, Christoper (1987). "Nest-site Preferences of the Giant Honey Bee, Apis dorsata (Hymeoptera:Apidae), in Borneo". Pan-Pacific Entomologist (63): 37–42.
honey bee), Apis cerana, and Apis florea. Apisdorsata belongs to the subgenus Megapis. There are a few hypotheses as to when Apisdorsata diverged from...
0 cm (1.2 in) in length. Before 1980, Apis laboriosa was considered to be a subspecies of the widespread Apisdorsata, the giant honey bee, but in 1980 and...
Apis lithohermaea, also known as giant honey bee (not confused with extent Apisdorsata common name) is an extinct species of honey bee in the dorsata...
other species are Apis florea, Apisdorsata and Apis mellifera (the European bee). A recent paper describing the discovery of Apis karinjodian, a species...
species is the sister species of Apis koschevnikovi and both are in the same subgenus as the western (European) honey bee, Apis mellifera. A. cerana is known...
“Comparative Nestmate Recognition in Asian Honey Bees , Apis Florea , Apis Andreniformis , ApisDorsata , and Apis Cerana.” Comparative and General Pharmacology...
site. For cavity-nesting honey bees, like the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) or Apis nigrocincta, flowers that are located directly in line with the...
Colonies of some bee species have also exhibited budding behavior, such as Apisdorsata. Although budding behavior is rare in this bee species, it has been observed...
disruption of visual patterns, similar to the behavior of Apis cerana nuluensis and Apisdorsata, but instead has been shown, in conjunction with rocking...
of the mangrove flowers are full of nectar. This attracts rock bees (Apisdorsata) to visit Sundarbans in the month of Magh (January–February), spend their...
trees above a height of 18 m (59 ft) are used by the giant honey bees (Apisdorsata) for building nests, including the species Tetrameles nudiflora, Indian...
highest documented for honeybees, aside from Apisdorsata, Apis laboriosa, and Apis cerana nuluensis, the only Apis species that do not have documented paternity...
and Pakistan. Their primary hosts are the larva of Apisdorsata and Apis laboriosa, although after Apis mellifera was imported to Asia, they were found to...
major physical barrier that limits gene flow in the honeybees Apis cerana and Apisdorsata and the stingless bees Trigona collina and Trigona pagdeni. The...
from Apis mellifera, there are six other species in the genus Apis. These are Apis andreniformis, Apis cerana, Apisdorsata, Apis florea, Apis koschevnikovi...
Diptera, Lucilia spp. are abundant, and among the Hymenoptera, honey bees (Apisdorsata and A. cerana) and the stingless bee genus Trigona are the major visitors...
them from sun bears, making them in turn attractive to giant honey bees Apisdorsata which hang their huge combs from the branches. The bees also protect...
kilometre or more from the original hive, though some species, e.g., Apisdorsata, may establish new colonies within as little as 500 meters from the natal...
During the major flowering season, 394 nests of the giant honey bee (Apisdorsata) were detected in the park between January and June 2007; bee colonies...
a robust structure. Honeycomb The lower part of the natural comb of Apisdorsata has a number of unoccupied cells "Artificial honeycomb" foundation plate...
(BQCV) is a virus that infects honey bees, specifically Apis mellifera, Apis florea, and Apisdorsata. Infection of the latter two species is more recent...
which there are four species, are native to Apisdorsata, Apis laboriosa, and Apis breviligula, but spread to Apis mellifera after they were introduced to...
range: Serpukhovian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Giant honey bee Apisdorsata (order Hymenoptera) on Tribulus terrestris Scientific classification...
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