The World of XPILAR - B&W PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART CONTEST WEEK #076 - Killer Bee [ENG/ESP]
"Words are like bees – some create honey, and others leave a sting."
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Killer Bee
This small bee, which I managed to photograph during a recent visit to my mother's home, is commonly known as the Africanized honey bee or East African lowland honey bee, and is a subspecies of domestic bee.
It is native to southern, central and eastern Africa and was introduced to Brazil in the 1950s, when researchers were experimenting with this species, seeking improvements in beekeeping practices in tropical areas. Unfortunately, some specimens were accidentally released, spreading to South and Central America and also to the south of the United States.
The hybrids resulting from the cross with the European bee are called Africanized bees or killer bees. This is a bee with a very aggressive defensive behavior that has caused and continues to cause the death of people and animals.
Their sting is no more poisonous than that of a European bee, however, they respond more quickly than European bees when disturbed, and send three to four times as many workers to repel a threat, chasing an intruder a great distance from the hive.
Esta pequeña abeja que logré fotografiar durante una reciente visita que realizara al hogar de mi madre, es comúnmente conocida como abeja melífera africanizada o abeja melífera de las tierras bajas de África oriental, y es una subespecie de abeja doméstica.
Es originaria del sur, centro y este de África y fue introducida en Brasil en la década de los años 50, cuando los investigadores experimentaban con esta especie, procurando mejoras en las prácticas apícolas de las zonas tropicales. Lamentablemente, algunos ejemplares fueron liberados accidentalmente, extendiéndose a América del Sur y del Centro y también al sur de los Estados Unidos.
Los híbridos resultantes del cruce con la abeja europea se llaman abejas africanizadas o abejas asesinas. Se trata de una abeja con un comportamiento defensivo muy agresivo que ha causado y sigue causando la muerte de personas y animales.
Su picadura no es más venenosa que la de una abeja europea, sin embargo, responden con mayor rapidez que las abejas europeas cuando son molestadas, y envían de tres a cuatro veces más obreras para repeler una amenaza, persiguiendo a un intruso a gran distancia de la colmena.
This is my entry for the B&W Photography and Art contest. This is an initiative of @axeman. I hope you enjoy it.
Esta es mi participación para el concurso B&W Photography and Art. Esta es una iniciativa de @axeman. Espero que lo disfruten.
| Camera: | Samsung Galaxy A12 |
| Editor: | PicsArt |
| Location: | Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela |
| Date: | 28-06-2021 |
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