Stereomicroscope photograph of the head of a buff- tailed bumble bee, Bombus terrestris. This is a worker bee, its tongue extended to suck nectar from

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Stereomicroscope photograph of the head of a buff- tailed bumble bee, Bombus terrestris. This is a worker bee, its tongue extended to suck nectar from a flower. This is a social species which nests underground; nectar is collected by the workers and converted to honey in the crop. The honey is stored in the nest to feed the growing larvae. Magnification: at 35mm size.

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Size: 3292px × 4933px
Photo credit: © DR JEREMY BURGESS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, bee, bees, bombus, buff-tailed, bumble, head, insect, insecta, invertebrate, invertebrates, nature, terrestris, tongue, wildlife, zoology