Head of a bee with its proboscis, its tongue taken with a photographic technique of focus stacking. We can see, from top to bottom: an ocellus, the compound eyes, the antennas, the mandibles and the tongue.
The ocelli are set in a triangle on the top of the head of a worker bee. The worker bee's compound eyes have 5000 facets. The antennas are composed of a flagellum (divided into 10 segments in the worker bee), a pedicle and a scape. The mandibles permit the bees to knead and shape the...
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Head of a bee with its proboscis, its tongue taken with a photographic technique of focus stacking. We can see, from top to bottom: an ocellus, the compound eyes, the antennas, the mandibles and the tongue.
The ocelli are set in a triangle on the top of the head of a worker bee. The worker bee's compound eyes have 5000 facets. The antennas are composed of a flagellum (divided into 10 segments in the worker bee), a pedicle and a scape. The mandibles permit the bees to knead and shape the wax and propolis, fight, clean the hive and care for their queen or their brood. The tongue, called the proboscis, is a complex organ made up of many parts.
Tête d’une abeille avec son proboscis, sa langue tirée avec une technique photographique de focus stacking. On remarque de haut en bas: un ocelle, les yeux composés, les antennes, les mandibules et la langue.
Les ocelles sont disposés en triangle sur le sommet de la tête chez l’ouvrière. Les yeux composés des ouvrières comportent 5000 facettes. Les antennes sont constituées d’un flagellum (divisé en 10 segments chez l’ouvrière, d’un pédicelle et d’un scape. Les mandibules permettent aux abeilles de malaxer, façonner la cire et la propolis, nettoyer la ruche, se battre, soigner leur reine ou leur couvain. La langue appelée le proboscis, est un organe complexe formé de plusieurs parties.
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