Question

Which of the following is rock bee?
A) Apis mellifera
B) Apis indica
C) Apis dorsata
D) Apis florea

Answer 1

Hint: The rock bee is found in sub-mountainous regions that extend up to an altitude of about 2700m all over India.

Complete Answer:
A) The western honey bee (Apis mellifera) - It is one of the most common species of honey bees in the world.
B) Apis indica, the Indian honey bee, is a subspecies of the Asiatic honey bee. It is found to be one of the predominant species of bees which are found and domesticated in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand and mainland of Asia.
C) Apis dorsata is a species of bee which lives in hilly areas. So, they're additionally called “Rock Bee”. Sometimes they are also called monster bees because of their ferocious nature and are thus, difficult to manage for commercial purposes. They are blue coloured. Their sting may be very poisonous.
D) The dwarf honey bee (or purple dwarf honey bee), Apis florea, is a species of small, wild honey bees observed in southern and southeastern Asia.

Hence, option (C) Apis dorsata is correct.

Note: Apis dorsata species is bigger than the common honey bee as well as longer in overall shape. They can look far brighter and have more contrasting colours than common honey bees.