A bee is a member of any of the 20,000 species of insects belonging to the superfamily Apoidea in the order Hymenoptera.
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Arthropoda |
Class | Insecta |
Order | Hymenoptera |
Suborder | Apocrita |
Superfamily | Apoidea |
Clade | Anthophila |
The bee, emblem of industriousness, has been a symbolic insect in myths, legends, and religions since ancient times, certainly known since prehistoric times for its usefulness.
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