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bee

Clade of hymenopteran insects

Species / taxoncladeQ7391

Also known as Anthophila · Apiformes · bees

Scientific name: Anthophila
Rank: clade
Parent taxon: Apoidea

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Bees are winged insects that form a monophyletic clade Anthophila within the superfamily Apoidea of the order Hymenoptera, with over 20,000 known species in seven recognized families. Some species – including honey bees, bumblebees, and stingless bees – are social insects living in colonies, whereas over 90% of bee species – including mason bees, carpenter bees, leafcutter bees, and sweat bees – are solitary.

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Different from: Anthophila
Produced sound: humming
MCN code: 0106.41.00
Subclass of: insect
Started: 100000th millennium BCE
Taxon common name: apis
bee
Studied by: melittology
Has use: bee nest
Temporal range start: Cretaceous
Sex or gender: female

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AIDB. (2026). bee (Q7391). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/bee-Q7391