anatomy of a honeybee![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
heart ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Muscular organ helping blood to circulate.
rectum ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Terminal end of the intestine preceding the anus.
venom sac ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Receptacle joined to the venom gland and containing the poisons it produces.
midgut ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Portion of the digestive tract behind the crop where food is converted.
esophagus ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Canal in the anterior part of the digestive tract; it carries food to the crop.
crop ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Large bulge in the digestive tract located behind the esophagus, used to store honey.
salivary gland ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Organ located in the buccal cavity; it secretes saliva and enables especially the digestion of food.
salivary duct ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Duct joined to the salivary gland carrying saliva to the mouth.
pharynx ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Portion of the digestive tract between the mouth and the esophagus.
brain ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Main organ of the nervous system; it is located in the head.
dorsal aorta ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Main artery running along the back and connecting to the heart; it allows blood to circulate throughout the body.
nerve cord ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Main element of the nervous system extending throughout the body.
Malpighian tubule ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Fine tube appended to the intestine and helping in the excretion process.