Apis mellifera
E140055
Apis mellifera is the western honey bee, a highly social insect species known for its complex communication, pollination of crops and wild plants, and production of honey and beeswax.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apis mellifera canonical | 8 |
| Honey Bee | 2 |
| Apis mellifera ligustica | 1 |
| Bees | 1 |
| European honey bee | 1 |
| Ligurian honey bee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1213978 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apis mellifera Context triple: [Martin Lindauer, hasResearchSubject, Apis mellifera]
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A.
Apidae
Apidae is a large and diverse family of bees that includes honey bees, bumblebees, stingless bees, and many other important pollinators found worldwide.
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B.
Barberini bees
The Barberini bees are a heraldic emblem of the powerful Italian Barberini family, prominently associated with Pope Urban VIII and widely used in Baroque art and architecture in Rome.
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C.
Avispas
Avispas is the popular nickname of the professional baseball team from Santiago de Cuba in the Cuban National Series.
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D.
Lasius niger
Lasius niger is a common European black garden ant species known for forming large colonies and nesting in soil, lawns, and under stones.
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E.
Solenopsis invicta
Solenopsis invicta, commonly known as the red imported fire ant, is an aggressive, invasive ant species notorious for its painful sting and significant ecological and agricultural impacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apis mellifera Target entity description: Apis mellifera is the western honey bee, a highly social insect species known for its complex communication, pollination of crops and wild plants, and production of honey and beeswax.
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A.
Apidae
Apidae is a large and diverse family of bees that includes honey bees, bumblebees, stingless bees, and many other important pollinators found worldwide.
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B.
Barberini bees
The Barberini bees are a heraldic emblem of the powerful Italian Barberini family, prominently associated with Pope Urban VIII and widely used in Baroque art and architecture in Rome.
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C.
Avispas
Avispas is the popular nickname of the professional baseball team from Santiago de Cuba in the Cuban National Series.
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D.
Lasius niger
Lasius niger is a common European black garden ant species known for forming large colonies and nesting in soil, lawns, and under stones.
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E.
Solenopsis invicta
Solenopsis invicta, commonly known as the red imported fire ant, is an aggressive, invasive ant species notorious for its painful sting and significant ecological and agricultural impacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
honey bee
ⓘ
insect ⓘ species ⓘ |
| associatedDisease | colony collapse disorder ⓘ |
| binomialName | Apis mellifera ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| colonyCastes |
drone
ⓘ
queen ⓘ worker ⓘ |
| commonName |
European honey bee
ⓘ
western honey bee ⓘ |
| communicationMethod |
pheromones
ⓘ
waggle dance ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
nectar
ⓘ
pollen ⓘ |
| domesticatedFor |
crop pollination
ⓘ
honey production ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | pollinator ⓘ |
| family | Apidae ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Australia
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanQueen | up to several years ⓘ |
| lifespanWorker | a few weeks to several months ⓘ |
| matingBehavior | drones mate with queen during nuptial flight ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Africa
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Western Asia ⓘ
linked to:
Middle East
|
| nestType | wax comb ⓘ |
| order | Hymenoptera ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Apis ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| pollinates |
crops
ⓘ
wild plants ⓘ |
| produces |
beeswax
ⓘ
honey ⓘ royal jelly ⓘ |
| reproduction | queen lays eggs ⓘ |
| socialStructure | eusocial ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
Varroa destructor mite
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ pesticides ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
agricultural landscapes
ⓘ
meadows ⓘ woodland edges ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apis mellifera Description of subject: Apis mellifera is the western honey bee, a highly social insect species known for its complex communication, pollination of crops and wild plants, and production of honey and beeswax.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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