morphology of a honeybee: worker [3]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
head ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Anterior portion of the body containing the sensory organs and the brain.
tongue ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long hairy movable mouthpart that helps to collect nectar.
mandible ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Hard corneous mouthpart serving as a pincer to grasp food; it also serves to shape the wax used to build cells.
labial palp ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Sensory organ of the mouth having mainly olfactory and gustatory functions.
maxilla ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Moveable mouthpart with a palp; it is located beneath the mandibles and is used to masticate food.
upper lip ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
External mouthpart located above the mandibles and forming the roof of the buccal cavity.
antenna ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Sensory organ made up of several segments and having mainly tactile and olfactory functions.
compound eye ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Organ of vision made up of thousands of facets that perceive shapes, colors, motion and distance.
simple eye ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Organ of vision formed of a single facet that captures variations in luminosity and allows the caterpillar to orient itself.