Bee Anatomy

3. Midsection where the legs and wings attach.
8. Cleaners Notches filled with stiff hairs that help bees clean their antennae. There is one on each foreleg.
9. Legs farthest from the head. In workers, these legs have a unique set of tools used to collect and carry pollen called the press, brush, and auricle.
10. Claw found on the last segment of the leg.
11. Wings closest to the head.
12. Legs located between the foreleg and hind leg.
13. (Compound) The second type of eyes made of many light detectors called ommatidia.
14. Fifth segment of an insect leg; the metatarsus of the hind leg holds special pollen collecting tools.
16. Tube-like mouth part used to suck up fluids.
18. First segment of an insect leg.
19. Third segment of an insect leg.

1. Hind part of the bee and where the stinger is located.
2. Movable segmented feelers that detect airborne scents and currents.
4. One of two types of insect eyes used to detect motion.
5. Strong outer mouthparts that help protect the proboscis.
6. Second segment of an insect leg.
7. Legs closest to the head.
9. Location of the eyes, brain, where the antennae attach.
15. Fourth segment of an insect leg; the tibia of the hind leg holds the pollen basket, where pollen is carried.
17. A sharp organ at the end of the bee's abdomen used to inject venom.