Honey Bee
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The honey bee, known scientifically as *Apis mellifera*, is a eusocial flying insect within the bee family, Apidae. Renowned for its role in pollination and as a key producer of honey and beeswax, the honey bee has fascinated scientists and naturalists for centuries. These small but industrious insects live in wellorganized colonies comprising a single queen, numerous worker bees, and male drones. Honey bees communicate using a sophisticated "waggle dance" to indicate the direction and distance of food sources to their hive mates. Integral to both natural ecosystems and agriculture, honey bees
Model details
| Creator | Digital Archive of Natural History (DiNArDa) |
|---|---|
| Category | Animals |
| Formats | glTF, USDZ |
| Animated | No |
| Updated | 2024-09-10 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
Measured geometry
Measured by opening this model in ZeroXR, not copied from the source listing.
| Triangles | 1,410 |
|---|---|
| Materials | 1 |
| Textures | 3 |
| Size | 0.20 × 0.12 × 0.30 m |
Licence and attribution
“Honey Bee” by Digital Archive of Natural History (DiNArDa) is published under CC BY 4.0.
