Character's and Traits

This observation is of a honey bee. The body structure of this bee is in three parts - Head, thorax, and abdomen which is characteristic of most insects. This bee has stripes of black and yellow on its abdomen. If you look closer at the bee, you will notice that it is carrying pollen on its leg which will be carried to its hive to be stored. It's antennas are meant to detect odor and wings are seen here as well. Bee's have two compound eyes and three simple eyes used to determine how much light is in the environment.

Posted on April 23, 2014 08:53 PM by ajcruik ajcruik

Observations

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What

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Observer

ajcruik

Date

March 27, 2014 11:04 AM PDT

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