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A worker bee's mouth. <em>a, e, f</em> tongue and ducts; <em>b</em> labial palps; <em>c</em> paraglossae; <em>d</em> first maxillae.

Bee Mouth

A worker bee's mouth. a, e, f tongue and ducts; b labial palps; c paraglossae;…

Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants. Honey bees (or honeybees) are a subset of bees, primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests out of wax. A colony generally contains one queen bee, a fertile female; seasonally up to a few thousand drone bees or fertile males; and a large seasonally variable population of sterile female worker bees. Workers gather pollen into the pollen baskets on their back legs, to carry back to the hive where it is used as food for the developing brood.

Honey Bees

Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants. Honey bees (or honeybees) are a subset of…