Appearance :
Up to 5/8 inch long; reddish-brown and black
with paler, orange-yellow rings on abdomen; two pairs of
wings.
Habits :
Very social; hive in hollow trees and in hives kept by
beekeepers; pollinate crops and produce honey.
Diet :
Adults drink nectar and eat honey.
Reproduction :
Queen lays eggs at intervals,
producing colonies of 60,000 to 80,000 members; life span is
usually two to three years for the queen; drones die after
mating.
Other Information :
Workers have a stinger that is used when colony is
threatened; members of hive pass food to one another mixed
with saliva to form a chemical bond.
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