Open AccessHimalayan Giant Honey Bee, Cliff Honey Bee (suggested common names) Apis laboriosa Smith (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Author(s) -
Michelle Gregory,
Cameron Jack
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-in1348-2021
Subject(s) - honey bee , apidae , creatures , hymenoptera , biology , zoology , beekeeping , ecology , geography , paleontology , natural (archaeology)
The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.Although the Himalayan giant honey bee Apis laboriosa Smith is the largest honey bee species in the world, it is also one of the least studied. It has a distribution mostly concentrated in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region of southern Asia.