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Apis cerana indica, the common Indian honeybee, constructs nests in dark places, like hollow tree trunks, soil crevices, shaded roofs, subterranean holes, etc. In contrast to these concealed nests, also some open nests were found in the area of Malabar. Here, parallel structures of 6-8 combs were observed hanging from branches of Anacardium occidentale and Bambusa gigantea trees. An open nest may have advantages to the bees in that they suffer less disturbance from ectopara...
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