. Biology; the story of living things. middle leg' of worker honey beer-. „f)dten Ijasket vnelatorsxTS hind leg" o^-workei" Money bee -^lanta. inner .surfa<ie ofmatatarsus of hincC le^ These appendages are used for more purposes than locomotion. Find all the adaptations shown and give the use of each adaptation to the bee. The first joint of the tarsus is provided with long hairs which form a pollen brush. This is used to collect pollen grains scattered over the hairs of the body. At the base of the first joint of the tarsus is a semicircular notch lined with short, stiff bristles
. Biology; the story of living things. middle leg' of worker honey beer-. „f)dten Ijasket vnelatorsxTS hind leg" o^-workei" Money bee -^lanta. inner .surfa<ie ofmatatarsus of hincC le^ These appendages are used for more purposes than locomotion. Find all the adaptations shown and give the use of each adaptation to the bee. The first joint of the tarsus is provided with long hairs which form a pollen brush. This is used to collect pollen grains scattered over the hairs of the body. At the base of the first joint of the tarsus is a semicircular notch lined with short, stiff bristles, while a flat spur projects from the distal end of the tibia. This apparatus is the antennae cleaner. To accomplish this function the front leg is ex- tended with the notch placed at the base of the antenna, which when drawn backward through the notch is effectively cleaned of pollen. The middle pair of legs is not so highly specialized as the anterior pair. There is a large spine near the outer end of the tibia which is used as a pick for removing flakes of wax secreted from the wax pockets located under the abdomen. The flattened basal segment of the tarsus is called the planta. Its hairy surface is used for brushing pollen from the body hairs. The hind legs are larger and broader tlian the two anterior pairs. They carry most of the pollen gathered from flowers to the hive. The slightly concave outer surface of the tibia, called the pollen basket, is lined by long outward-curving hairs, and may often be seen. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hunter, George W. (George William), 1873-1948; Walter, Herbert Eugene, b. 1867; Hunter, George W. (George William), 1902-. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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