Apis dorsata

Indian Giant-honey bee in Thailand.

The Indian rock bee or Giant honey bee (Apis dorsata), is a honey bee of South and Southeast Asia. Though the species is not domesticated, indigenous peoples have traditionally used it as a source of honey and beeswax, a practice known as honey hunting.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Starr, Christoper (1987). "Nest-site Preferences of the Giant Honey Bee, Apis dorsata (Hymeoptera:Apidae), in Borneo". Pan-Pacific Entomologist (63): 37–42.
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