This article was not written by a hammerhead but a at least a numbskull. Quote:
"The unique insect species known as the European honey bee." So many wrong, so much ways. The species Apis m. is endemic to regions beyond Europe including Africa and Asia. The genus Apis includes 7 to 12 species, which all build wax comb and produce honey. There are many other Genera (Melipona, Trigona) that build structures in which to store honey and countless insects (ants, termites, wasps) that build structures. Ants live in complex societies whereas most bees and wasps are solitary and in some cases parasites. So the European honey bee is but one of a large number of complex colony forming insects. Nor are insects alone in having hierarchical colonies; see: naked mole rats, &c.
PLB
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