Bee proboscis. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the tip of the proboscis of an unidentified bee (superfamily Apoidea). The long probosci

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Bee proboscis. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the tip of the proboscis of an unidentified bee (superfamily Apoidea). The long proboscis allows the bee to feed on nectar from flowers. Bees are important pollinators of many flowering plants, carrying pollen from one flower to another as they feed on nectar. Magnification unknown.

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Photo credit: © SUSUMU NISHINAGA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: animal, bee, coloured, insect, insecta, invertebrate, invertebrates, mouth, mouthparts, nature, proboscis, sem, wildlife, zoology