Apis laboriosa - Wikipedia
Apis laboriosa or Himalayan giant honey bee, is the world's largest honey bee; single adults can measure up to 3.0 cm (1.2 in) in length. Before 1980, Apis laboriosa was considered to be a subspecies of the widespread Apis dorsata, the giant honey bee, but in 1980 and for almost 20 years thereafter it was elevated to the rank of a separate species.
Himalayan giant honey bee, cliff honey bee, Apis laboriosa
Although the Himalayan giant honey bee Apis laboriosa Smith (Figure 1), 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. This species is a member of the subgenus Megapis, along with Apis dorsata.
Himalayan Giant Honey Bee (Apis laboriosa) - Real Mad Honey
The Himalayan giant honey bee, or Apis laboriosa, is the biggest bee species in the world. Despite its magnificence, we know very little about this beautiful insect. This is because the species only nets on high Himalayan cliffs, which are extremely hard to access for the scientists.
Himalayan Honey Bees: The Largest Bees in the World
2023年1月3日 · The Himalayan honey bee is the single largest species of honey bee. Mature adults can be as long as 1.2 inches! Unlike their relatives, they are dark brown with long yellow hairs and have a dark abdomen with no striping.
Quest for the Himalayan Giant Honey Bee - Roundglass
2024年3月27日 · Himalayan giant honey bees, aka the Himalayan cliff bees, thrive in altitudes ranging from 2,500 to 3,500 metres. They are distinct from their close relative, the rock bee or giant honeybee (Apis dorsata) .
Discovery of the Himalayan giant honey bee, Apis laboriosa , in ...
2024年5月1日 · The Himalayan giant honey bee, Apis laboriosa Smith, 1871, is one of two honey bee species in the subgenus Megapis Ashmead, 1904 that inhabit mainland Asia. Colonies of A. laboriosa typically construct large single-comb nests on exposed cliff faces over much of Pan-Himalaya and into high elevation regions of eastern India and Southeast Asia ...
Himalayan honeybees are characterized through greatly variations based on the altitude and topography of these regions. Four out of nine honeybees, Apis laboriosa (Smith 1871), Apis dorsata (Fabricius 1793), Apis florea (Fabricius 1787) and …
Himalayan Honey Bee l Astounding - Our Breathing Planet
The comparatively enormous, and thankfully primarily docile, Himalayan Honey Bee easily ranks as the largest known type of honey bee. This highly remarkable invertebrate also produces a most unusual variety of honey, with unique properties.
abstract: The Himalayan honey bee Apis laboriosa, largest of four proposed Megapis, has a distribution in Nepal Himalaya not overlapping with A. dorsata. The former establishes nests at 2500
Pollinators From Around the World: The Himalayan Cliff Honey Bee
2021年11月4日 · Apis laboriosa a.k.a The Himalayan Cliff Honey Bee is the only non-tropical bee species of the region with unique nesting habits. Measuring up to 3.0 cm in length, Apis laboriosa nests at altitudes of 2,500 to 3,000 metres, building massive nests that hang on vertical cliff faces facing southwest.