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Frugivory by a stingless bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Frugivory is not frequent among bees. Although stingless bees visit aged fruits for pulp, the use of fresh fruits is recorded only for Trigona hypogea Silvestri, a species that does not visit flowers. Here we report the occurrence of frugivory in Trigona amazonensis (Ducke), a flower-visiting stingless bee.

Eusocial bee; Amazon; Neotropical bee; trophic interaction


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