Honey Bee vs Yellow Crazy Ant
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Honey Bee | Yellow Crazy Ant |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Apis mellifera | Anoplolepis gracilipes |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Apidae | Formicidae |
| Size | 12-15 mm | 4-5 mm |
| Habitat | Heathland | Beaches & Coastal |
| Diet | Nectar Feeders | Fruit Feeders |
| Regions | Worldwide | Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands, Indian Ocean Islands, Australia |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Not Evaluated |
Honey Bee
The worlds most important pollinator. Lives in complex colonies of up to 80,000 individuals with a single queen. Communicates food locations through the waggle dance.
Did You Know?
A honey bee must visit about 2 million flowers and fly over 88,000 km — equivalent to circling the Earth twice — to produce just one pound of honey.
Yellow Crazy Ant
A long-legged, fast-moving invasive ant named for its erratic running pattern. They form supercolonies with multiple queens that can devastate island ecosystems.
Did You Know?
On Christmas Island they killed millions of native red crabs, fundamentally altering the island's entire ecosystem.