Honeybees Research Paper

Honey bees are small winged insects that have a huge impact in our modern-day society and agriculture. Honeybees provide us with more than just honey; they also supply us with a wide variety of fruits and vegetables through pollination. Sadly, honey bees are on the verge of extinction. Without these tiny creatures, we would suffer a great loss in produce. Throughout this paper, we will explore what a honeybee is, it’s job, and how we can stop its extinction. The western honey bee is a member of the Apidae family. There are over 20,000 known species of bees; the western honey bee is the most popular of the bee species. The western honeybee is a small insect covered in black and yellow stripes. Honeybees can come in many different colors depending on their species, but most bees are parti-colored. The western honeybee’s distinctive black and yellow …show more content…
The thorax is where pollen is stored, it is considered the “core” of the honey bees body. The thorax is also where the legs and wings are located. Like most insects, the honeybee has 6 legs. Bees use their front legs to untangle pollen from their hairy bodies, the pollen is then transferred to their hind legs. The thick hairs on the honeybee’s legs allows the pollen to be safely transported. Connected to each leg is a tiny foot, which consists of two claws and a central pad. The claws and pad allow the honey bee to cling onto both smooth and rough surfaces. One of the most crucial functions of the honey bee is its wings. A honeybee has two wings on each side of its body; their wings are made of a thick material called chitin. The honey bees’ wings have two sections called the forewing and the hind wing. These wings are connected by tiny hooks called hamuli. The main purpose of the forewing is flight but it can also be used as a cooling mechanism. The hind wing is a much smaller wing which is also used for the same purpose as the