Honey bee excretory system. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of part of the excretory system of a honey bee (Apis mellifera). The convoluted Malpighian tubules (light brown) are responsible for the excretion of nitrogenous waste. They selectively extract water,salts and nitrogen-containing uric acid from the bee's blood. The tubules empty into the gut (intestine,pink) of the bee,and the waste is expelled from its body in the faeces. Magnification: x29 at 6x7cm size | |
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