1. Mouthparts
in bees Among its mouthparts, the most important one is its siphon-type mouthparts (long snout). But it also has another kind of mouthparts, and that is its jaws.
All scientists I thought that bees only have a long snout and no jaws. But I found that bees have a pair of small jaws. The pair of jaws are rod-shaped, and there are blunt teeth at the front end of the jaws. These blunt teeth can grind granular flower buds into powder, which bees use Long snout sucks pollen.
Bees jaw This is the only use, but the long proboscis is of greater use. For example: when a bee drinks water, it will insert its proboscis into the water and suck the water into its belly instead of scooping the water with its jaws.
2. Honey gathering
Many people have seen bees collecting nectar in flowers, but how do they transport pollen to their nests? You may see There is a yellow or yellow-green bump on the second section of a bees hind legs, which is shaped like a paddle. This is the bees pollen sac. Before the bee collects nectar, fold its hind legs and look carefully with a magnifying glass. When you look at the joint, you can see a small eye on it, where the pollen enters the pollen sac.
When a bee collects nectar, it lies in the flower stamens, folds its legs, and then pushes the pollen into the pollen sac. When it is full, it flies back to the nest.
How amazing nature is! How perfect the evolution of life is!
