Mar 9, 2015
"Dog-bee" (Trigona spinipes)
...a species of stingless bee (Trigona spp.) which is known to occur in Brazil. T. spinipes will build nests on a variety of areas, including trees and even human structures, with colonies averaging 5,00-100,000 individuals. Like other bee colonies, colonies of T. spinipes will gather nectar, to the point where they are considered an agricultural pest on many crops, including passion fruit.
Classification
Animalia-Arthropoda-Insecta-Hymenoptera-Apidae-Trigona-T. spinipes
Image: Jose Reynaldo da fonesca