A closeup of an old giant honey bee (Apis dorsata). While their body has similar diameters as mellifera (the average worker cell size is 5.4 mm across), they body is longer and wings has a smoky looking. Bands on abdomen gets darker as workers age.
A closeup of an old giant honey bee (Apis dorsata). While their body has similar diameters as mellifera (the average worker cell size is 5.4 mm across), they body is longer and wings has a smoky looking. Bands on abdomen gets darker as workers age.