Macrophotograph of a bee,Apoidea,sucking nectar from a meadow clary,Salvia pratensis,flower. More than 20,000 species of bees are known: the smallest measure only 2mm whereas the largest ones reach 4cm in body length. They are provided with a proboscis which is used to suck nectar and a sting used as a defensive weapon. Some bees are solitary and each female builds her own nest. Other species are social and several females cooperates together leading to the formation of large colonies | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Nuridsany, Claude / Perennou, Maria |
Bildgröße: | 4644 px × 3081 px |
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