Insect members of the superfamily Apoidea, found almost everywhere, particularly on flowers. About 3500 species occur in North America. They differ from most WASPS in that their young are fed honey and pollen rather than animal food.

Family of honeybees and bumblebees.

A genus of honeybees.

Synonyms: txid34735, Bee, txid7458, Apis, Apidae, Api, txid7459, Bees

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does not include WASPS; for stings, coordinate IM with INSECT BITES AND STINGS (IM)

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D001516

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