Bee anatomy. Computer artwork showing the internal anatomy of a honeybee (Apis mellifera). Nerve fibres are blue. The wings are attached to the thorax. In the thorax are the wing muscles (pink) and oesophagus (orange). An air sac is at top left of the thorax. At the start of the abdomen is the crop (orange),an expanded area of the gut used to store nectar. The stomach and intestines are beige. At the base of the abdomen is the sting (red) and its poison sac (green). The aorta (main blood vessel,red) runs along the top of the abdomen. The pollen basket on the hind leg is yellow. At top right is honeycomb,with some chambers containing pupa and some honey | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / JOSE ANTONIO PEÑAS |
Bildgröße: | 3334 px × 2629 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |