bee

Anrenidae Apidae Colletidae Dasypodaidae Halictidae Megachilidae Meganomiidae Melittidae Stenotritidae

Trivia about bee

John Cleveland defined it as "Nature's Confectioner"
Encyclopedia Americana says this "busy" creature is the insect most frequently seen in heraldry
In Hittite myth, one of these insects is sent to find a missing god; sort of a game of "Hive And Seek"
Have you heard the latest buzz? The Mayans domesticated this native insect
Avoid the sting as you tell us that un'ape is this insect
This insect stores pollen in a "corbicula", a little basket in its body
Honey-making hive homey
You might hear the "buzz" of gossip at this kind of quilting party
If you're a little eccentric, you likely have one of these in your "bonnet"
This insect is mentioned in Muhammad Ali's line about his boxing style
Days after it was founded, this Sacramento paper stung the state treasurer with an expose that got him impeached
Under the sign of Apis, this creature, you'll find busy people who still stop to smell the flowers
Nobel Prize winner Karl von Frisch deciphered the "dancing" patterns of this insect
Musca, or "the fly", was originally called Apis for this insect
The smallest type of this is trigona minima, only 1/12 of an inch long & stingless
After 143 years, the Sacramento Union ceased publication in 1994, leaving this paper as the city's oldest