stingless

Adjective

Meaning

Having no sting.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Among the Diptera, Lucilia spp. are abundant, and among the Hymenoptera, honey bees ( Apis dorsata and A. cerana ) and the stingless bee genus Trigona are the major visitors. Source: Internet

The most advanced of these are eusocial colonies found among the honey bees, bumblebees, and stingless bees; these are characterised by having cooperative brood care and a division of labour into reproductive and non-reproductive adults. Source: Internet

They are an important food source for all sorts of nectarivorous animals, including birds, bats, rats, possums, stingless bees and a host of invertebrates. Source: Internet

Honey is sometimes also gathered by humans from the nests of various stingless bees. Source: Internet

The Maya also regard the bee as sacred (see Mayan stingless bees of Central America ). Source: Internet

The Maya used honey from the stingless bee for culinary purposes, and continue to do so today. Source: Internet

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