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Mutual feeding (trophollaxis) between two A. cerana workers. The one on the right side is taking food from the left one. Viewed: 1476 times.
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The worker in the center (blurred) is performing a 'cleaning dance' to elicit grooming behavior by other workers. Extensive grooming is considered one of the traits that cerana has to fight against varroa mites. Viewed: 1389 times.
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The queen in the center is seeing laying eggs with workers surrounding her. Viewed: 1352 times.
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Three cerana workers feeding on honey. Viewed: 1174 times.
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Another three gals. Viewed: 1185 times.
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Various pupal stages of Apis cerana. Viewed: 1087 times.
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Eggs of Apis cerana. Viewed: 1329 times.
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Apis cerana larvae, about 2 days before being sealed. Unless you start with brand new foundation for Apis mellifera, you do not see beeswax this white for brood cells. In Apis cerana, they do not seem to recycle the wax for brood cells as much as our bees. Viewed: 1196 times.
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Apis cerana workers on capped brood. A. cerana probably never reuses old wax for brood capping (as the mellifera do), since the brood capping is almost as clean as the honey capping. Viewed: 1113 times.
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