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Bumble bee (Bombus) head

Photomacrograph of the head of a bumble bee (Bombus). Two compound eyes (for accurate perception of movement), two long antennae and a proboscis (feeding tube used to drink nectar from flowers) are visible. Bees are important pollinators and play a crucial role in maintaining our environment, promoting the growth of crops and flowers many of which directly impact on our own health and wellbeing. W…

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Creator

  • Macroscopic Solutions

Subject

  • Proboscis
  • Hairy
  • Morphology
  • Mouthparts
  • Structure
  • Flying
  • Yellow
  • Orange
  • Black
  • Aviation

Creator

  • Macroscopic Solutions

Subject

  • Proboscis
  • Hairy
  • Morphology
  • Mouthparts
  • Structure
  • Flying
  • Yellow
  • Orange
  • Black
  • Aviation

Providing institution

  • Wellcome Collection

Aggregator

  • Wellcome Collection

Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)

  • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

User generated content

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Rights

  • Credit: Macroscopic Solutions

Source

  • B0010430

Identifier

  • B0010430
  • kc7p4t47

Providing country

  • United Kingdom

Collection name

  • 9200579_Ag_UK_WellcomeCollection_IIIF

Timestamp created

  • 2019-06-09T11:35:22.377Z

Timestamp updated

  • 2019-06-09T11:35:22.377Z