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Western honey bee
The Western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is a species of honey bee comprised of several subspecies or races. "Mellifera" is from the Greek, and means honey-carrying (meli, honey and fero, carry) - hence "Apis mellifera" is the honey-carrying bee.
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