The Honey Bees Body

A bee is an insect. Its body has three parts, head, thorax and abdomen.

The bees legs and wings are attached to the thorax.

There are two pairs of wings and six legs.

A bee has compound eyes but they do not see colours the same as we do. They do not see red.

A bee has two antenna which are sensitive to smell and touch.

The sting is found in the abdomen.

Bees have a long slender hairy tongue called a proboscis that acts as a straw so they can sip nectar, honey or water.

Bees have pollen baskets on their hind legs.

To help them with jobs in the hive bees have mandibles for cutting, grasping,or working with wax to construct the comb. They are also used for cleaning the hive, or for defending themselves.

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