Triple

T23187283
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Dance Language and Orientation of Bees E579625 entity
Predicate focusesOn P31 FINISHED
Object Apis mellifera — NE NERFINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Apis mellifera | Statement: [The Dance Language and Orientation of Bees, focusesOn, Apis mellifera]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Apis mellifera
Context triple: [The Dance Language and Orientation of Bees, focusesOn, Apis mellifera]
  • A. Apis mellifera chosen
    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.
  • B. Brachygastra mellifica
    Brachygastra mellifica is a species of social wasp known for its honey-producing behavior and widespread presence in parts of the southern United States and Mexico.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Honey Bee
    "Honey Bee" is a popular country song by Blake Shelton, released in 2011 as the lead single from his album *Red River Blue*.
  • E. Apis dorsata
    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.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69e245ff8000819090d12008805315b7 elicitation completed
NER batch_69f18fd4c6f481908b6138a44b98c8a7 ner completed
Created at: April 17, 2026, 4:05 p.m.