Bees
Across
- 5. Strong outer mouthpart that helps protect the proboscis.
- 6. What has been weakening the bees?
- 7. Fourth segment of an insect leg; the tibia of the hind leg holds the pollen basket, where pollen is carried.
- 10. Hind part of the bee, and where the stinger is located.
- 11. Claw found on the last segment of the leg.
- 12. A type of insect eye used to detect motion.
- 14. Bees feed and care for growing larvae.
- 15. Legs farthest from the head.
- 17. First segment of an insect leg.
- 18. Third segment of an insect leg.
- 19. Bees picks up dead bee, then fly them several hundred meters from the hive and drop them.
Down
- 1. Straw-like mouthparts of a bee used to drink fluids.
- 2. Wings farthest from the head.
- 3. Second segment of an insect leg.
- 4. Mouthpart beneath the mandible that can handle food items.
- 6. Tube-like mouth part used to suck up fluids.
- 8. Leg is located between the foreleg and hind leg.
- 9. An insect's hairy tongue that can stick to nectar to pull it in toward the mouth.
- 13. A movable segmented feeler that detects airborne scents and currents.
- 16. Mouthpart that can help handle food and that forms the top of the feeding tube.
- 18. Wings closest to the head.