Is it just me, or do you find slow-motion video of bees in flight hilarious?? They are so clumsy!
These bees were doing orientation flights. Which means it's the first time they are leaving the hive, and they are setting their gps and stretching their wings.
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Video Comparison- hive#1 vs hive#2.
Watch to the end.
Who's going to be first to fill their boxes so we can make honey?
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That's a wrap on our month long series on honey bee anatomy. I hope you learned a few things along the way.
Did this bring up any new questions? Let me know what you would like to hear about next.
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What are some parts of the honey bees head?
Externally, the honey bee's head has eyes, a mouth, and antennae. Each of these parts we will look a little more detailed at this week.
The head itself is triangular in shape and flat. It contains the bees' brain, sensory organs, glands for producing pharemones for communication, and glands for producing royal jelly. Royal jelly is a special food it produces to feed the brood (babies).
Did you know that bees are really smart? They can navigate through mazes, detect bombs and detect illness, be trained for rewards, they have a great memory, and can recognize faces? These are just a few amazing things about how smart they are, but there is so much more they can do!
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