European honey bees do not nest only above ground.  In our study of
feral colonies on Santa Cruz Island, about 15% of them were in the ground
--- many in the bole under scrub oak trees and some in clay banks.

                                                        Adrian

Adrian M. Wenner                    (805) 963-8508 (home phone)
967 Garcia Road                     (805) 893-8062  (UCSB FAX)
Santa Barbara, CA  93106

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*  "When we meet a fact which contradicts a prevailing theory,
*     we must accept that fact and abandon the theory, even when
*     the theory is supported by great names and generally
*     accepted."
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*                                       Claude Bernard --- 1865
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