Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuperfamily Apoidea — mostbees , including thehoneybees ,bumblebees , and carpenter bees.
Etymologies
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The ancient Maya considered the stingless melliponine bee (Apidae melliponinae), native to the tropical forests of the Yucatan peninsula, to be a link to the spirit world, given to them by the bee god, Ah Muzen Cab.
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The ancient Maya considered the stingless melliponine bee (Apidae melliponinae), native to the tropical forests of the Yucatan peninsula, to be a link to the spirit world, given to them by the bee god, Ah Muzen Cab.
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Lacinia exteriores and interiores: in Apidae, the palpiger and paraglossa often used for the gales and lacinia of maxilla.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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It is not of the happiest, for all the Apidae, with the exception of certain parasites perhaps, are producers of honey.
The Life of the Bee Maurice Maeterlinck 1905
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The Apidae constitute the first of these families, and are subdivided into three groups: the Meliponae, the Apitae, and the Bombi (humble-bees).
The Life of the Bee Maurice Maeterlinck 1905
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Among the bees, however, which are somewhat too arbitrarily termed the "solitary Apidae," the social instinct already is smouldering, like a flame crushed beneath the overwhelming weight of matter that stifles all primitive life.
The Life of the Bee Maurice Maeterlinck 1905
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She has not, like the Apidae, baskets to gather the pollen, nor, in their default, the tuft of the Andrenae, nor the ventral brush of the Gastrilegidae.
The Life of the Bee Maurice Maeterlinck 1905
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Bee, the chief of the Apidae, is suitable for a surgery that paralyses without killing.
Bramble-Bees and Others Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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Equivalent values for 8 other species of Apidae in the study of Peitsch et al. [10] range from 328-352 nm for UV photoreceptors, 428-440 nm for blue photoreceptors, and 524-548 for green photoreceptors.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Peter Skorupski et al. 2010
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