Honey bee 3D model

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Honey bees fly within their eusocial insect community, comprising one genus: Apis. Hailing from Eurasia but dispersed across four continents by humans, they're distinguished for crafting perennial hives and storing excess honey in enormous colonies, thereby turning their homes into highly prized hunting targets for many animals - badgers, bears, and skilled hunter-gatherers alike. Early 21st-century taxonomists only identified seven honey bee species out of 44 recognized subspecies.[1] Before domestication for honey harvesting and pollination services began, western honey bees received extensive praise due to their ability to produce excess wax used in various crafts like candle-making, soap creation, and the production of lip balms. Approximately twenty thousand bee varieties inhabit our planet,[2] but just a few dozen can store surplus honey within large nests for long periods of time - making members of Apis bees a vital area of study within melittology.