On Tue, 23 Jul 1996, Dan Mihalyfi wrote: > I have a question for the entomologists... > > In the Earth Almanac department of the April, 1996 National > Geographic, there is a blurb about bees in Japan that use heat defense > against giant hornats. I've also read of these bees in other bee > literature > > My question is... > > Are these bees a race of Apis millifera or a member of one of the > other four species of honey bee? > > I can't find any clues in the Hive And The Honey Bee. > >From the picture in the article, they sure look like honey bees. > with the understanding that im not an entomologist, i believe those bees are Apis cerena...but i will leave it to the experts..:) Ian Watson [log in to unmask]