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bees  

Definition

  • [Henderson's] n.plu. insects of the superfamily Apoidea of the order Hymenoptera, some of which are social and some solitary. They include the honey bees (Apis), bumblebees (Bombus) and flower bees (Anthophora). Bees feed themselves and their young on pollen and nectar gathered from flowers, and are important plant pollinators. The social bees form colonies with a single queen, males (drones) and workers.

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Note

  • [source of definition ] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee

Scope note

  • LTER EU controlled vocabulary

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20599

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