Bees - Crossword Labs

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.

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.