Apis dorsata
E411079
Apis dorsata, commonly known as the giant honey bee, is a large, open-nesting honey bee species native to South and Southeast Asia, renowned for building massive exposed combs and producing significant amounts of honey.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apis dorsata canonical | 1 |
| Himalayan giant honey bee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4052345 — 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 dorsata Context triple: [Apis, includesSpecies, Apis dorsata]
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A.
Apis cerana
Apis cerana is the Asian honey bee, a species native to southern and eastern Asia known for its role in pollination and traditional honey production.
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B.
Oecophylla
Oecophylla is a genus of arboreal weaver ants known for constructing leaf nests using silk produced by their larvae and for their complex social organization.
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C.
Apis mellifera
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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D.
Avispas
Avispas is the popular nickname of the professional baseball team from Santiago de Cuba in the Cuban National Series.
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E.
Polistes exclamans
Polistes exclamans is a species of social paper wasp native to North America, known for its open-comb nests and complex colony behavior.
- 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 dorsata Target entity description: Apis dorsata, commonly known as the giant honey bee, is a large, open-nesting honey bee species native to South and Southeast Asia, renowned for building massive exposed combs and producing significant amounts of honey.
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A.
Apis cerana
Apis cerana is the Asian honey bee, a species native to southern and eastern Asia known for its role in pollination and traditional honey production.
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B.
Oecophylla
Oecophylla is a genus of arboreal weaver ants known for constructing leaf nests using silk produced by their larvae and for their complex social organization.
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C.
Apis mellifera
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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D.
Avispas
Avispas is the popular nickname of the professional baseball team from Santiago de Cuba in the Cuban National Series.
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E.
Polistes exclamans
Polistes exclamans is a species of social paper wasp native to North America, known for its open-comb nests and complex colony behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
honey bee
ⓘ
insect ⓘ species ⓘ |
| bodySize | large compared to other Apis species ⓘ |
| builds | single large comb per colony ⓘ |
| cannotBe | easily domesticated in standard hives ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| colonyOrganization | single queen with many workers and drones ⓘ |
| combExposure | exposed ⓘ |
| commonName |
giant honey bee
ⓘ
rock bee ⓘ |
| defenseBehavior |
forms defensive shimmering waves
ⓘ
highly defensive ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Johann Christian Fabricius
ⓘ
surface form:
Johan Christian Fabricius
|
| distinguishedFrom |
Apis cerana
ⓘ
Apis mellifera ⓘ |
| family | Apidae ONNED1 ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | diurnal ⓘ |
| foragingRange | long-distance forager ⓘ |
| genus | Apis ⓘ |
| habitat |
rural landscapes
ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ urban areas with suitable nesting sites ⓘ |
| honeyYield | high honey-producing species ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migrationBehavior | seasonal migration ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Indonesia ⓘ Philippines ⓘ South Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| nestAggregation | often nests in dense aggregations ⓘ |
| nestingBehavior | open-nesting ⓘ |
| nestingSite |
building overhangs
ⓘ
cliff faces ⓘ exposed locations ⓘ tree branches ⓘ |
| order | Hymenoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| pollinationRole |
important pollinator of wild plants
ⓘ
pollinator of agricultural crops ⓘ |
| product |
beeswax
ⓘ
honey ⓘ |
| socialStructure | eusocial ⓘ |
| stingCapability | can sting humans painfully ⓘ |
| subfamily | Apinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
overharvesting of honey ⓘ pesticide exposure ⓘ |
| tribe | Apini ⓘ |
| usedByHumansFor |
honey hunting
ⓘ
traditional medicine (via hive products) ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1793 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apis dorsata Description of subject: Apis dorsata, commonly known as the giant honey bee, is a large, open-nesting honey bee species native to South and Southeast Asia, renowned for building massive exposed combs and producing significant amounts of honey.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Himalayan giant honey bee