Giant honeybees, including Apis dorsata, typically form open nests uncovered by other materials in areas like tree branches and window ledges. In the new study, the researchers worked with two A.

Evidence for Ventilation through Collective Respiratory Movements in Giant Honeybee (Apis dorsata) Nests. PLOS ONE , 2016; 11 (8): e0157882 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157882 Cite This Page : ...

Here we show that colonies of the giant honeybee Apis dorsata are able to find the same nest location even after seasonal migration. As worker bees do not have first-hand knowledge of the old nest ...

In addition, they are exposed to the wilderness. The Apis dorsata, also known as the giant honeybee, can be found in most of Southeast Asia. This bee has gold, black, and white bands stretching ...

Figure 1: Inferred genotypes of queens (A–Q) heading colonies of Apis dorsata at two sites in India. These results show that migrating A. dorsata swarms are astonishingly faithful to their nest ...