Bumble Bee Feeding On A Yellow Flower #1 is a photograph by Dr Jeremy Burgess/science Photo Library which was uploaded on October 2nd, 2018.
Bumble Bee Feeding On A Yellow Flower #1
Stereomicroscope photograph of the head of a worker bumble bee, Bombus terrestris, feeding on the nectar of a flower of Centaurea macrocephala. The... more
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Bumble Bee Feeding On A Yellow Flower #1
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Dr Jeremy Burgess/science Photo Library
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Photograph
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Stereomicroscope photograph of the head of a worker bumble bee, Bombus terrestris, feeding on the nectar of a flower of Centaurea macrocephala. The tongue of the bee can be seen seeking out the nectary glands. As it forages for food it collects pollen on the hairs of its body, which is then carried from flower to flower. Some of the grains may be brushed off onto the stamens of another plant, thereby pollinating the flower. Magnification x2.1 at 35mm size.
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October 2nd, 2018
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