Honey bees - Around the bee hive
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A bee fans with its open Nasanov's glands. The Nasanov's glands in the bees produce pheromones. These odors are used by the explorer bee to mark the flowers after a dance to complement the information of the follower bees. It is also used during the swarming to mark the new habitat and during the heavy nectar flows so that the foraging bees can find their hive in an apiary./Une abeille ventile avec ses glandes de Nasanov ouvertes. Les glandes de Nasanov des abeilles produisent des...
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