hive bee
Britishnoun
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There is in this country only one exception, a large insect like a hive bee, but rarely met with, its headquarters being the Wallasey Sandhills near Liverpool, and other localities in Lancashire.
From Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants and Other Stinging Insects by Saunders, Edward
A small fly has been found in Europe to be the most formidable foe of the hive bee, sometimes producing the well-known disease called "foul-brood," which is analogous to the typhus fever of man.
From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
The hive bee, the most communal in habit, shows the highest traits of intelligent activity.
From Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution by Morris, Charles
None merely feed on the pollen except the flies and the hive bee.
From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Blanchan, Neltje
The bees resembled our hive bee in appearance, the butterflies resembled the small white variety common in our gardens, which has yellow and black upon its wings.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John
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