stingless
Adjective
Meaning
Having no sting.
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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.
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.
They are an important food source for all sorts of nectarivorous animals, including birds, bats, rats, possums, stingless bees and a host of invertebrates.
Honey is sometimes also gathered by humans from the nests of various stingless bees.
The Maya also regard the bee as sacred (see Mayan stingless bees of Central America ).
The Maya used honey from the stingless bee for culinary purposes, and continue to do so today.