| Apis mellifera iberiensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Apis |
| Species: | A. mellifera |
| Subspecies: | A. m. iberiensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Apis mellifera iberiensis Engel, 1999 [1] |
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Apis melliferia iberiensis, or the Gibraltar bee (Spanish: mellifera iberica), is a honey bee subspecies native to Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar.
If the colony is disturbed, one or two sentries are dispatched for at least 24 hours to attack anything that resembles a threat. These sentries may attack humans.