morphology of a honeybee: worker [2]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
middle leg (outer surface) ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Nonspecialized articulated member attached to the central segment of the thorax; it has a motor function and is used to clean the thorax and the wings.
pollen brush ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Row of hairs located on the metatarsus of the worker bee; it is used to collect pollen.
spur ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Movable appendage located on the tibia and used to release the pollen from the legs.
tarsus ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Terminal segment of the leg; it is divided into five parts and has two claws.
claw ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Pointy hook-shaped structure attached to the tarsus and allowing the bee to grab hold of things.
hind leg (inner surface) ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Highly specialized articulated member attached to the terminal segment of the thorax; it has a motor function and is used to collect and transport pollen.
auricle ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Row of hairs located at the upper terminal end of the worker bee’s metatarsus; it is used to move the pollen to the pollen packer, where it is compressed.
pollen packer ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Articulation where the tibia and the tarsus meet; it is used to compress the pollen before moving it to the pollen basket.
pecten ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Row of stiff hairs located at the tibia articulation of the worker bee; it is used to pack pollen into the pollen basket.
pollen brush ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Row of hairs located on the metatarsus of the worker bee; it is used to collect pollen.
foreleg (outer surface) ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Articulated member attached to the first segment of the thorax; it has a motor function and is used to clean the eyes and the antennae.
antennae cleaner ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Notch covered with rigid hairs; with the velum, its function is to clean the antennae.
tibia ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Segment of the leg located between the femur and the metatarsus.
femur ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Segment of the leg between the trochanter and the tibia.
velum ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Movable appendage located at the base of the tibia; it is used to clean the antennae.
trochanter ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Segment of the leg between the coxa and the femur.
coxa ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Anterior segment of the leg articulating with the thorax and the trochanter.