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"HUMBLE BUMBLE"

"HUMBLE BUMBLE"

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Rob Brydon

Rob Brydon


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"HUMBLE BUMBLE"

I never knew this about the Bumble Bee. Amazing what you see up close.

The bumblebee has a long, reddish-coloured tongue that is hairy at the end so is good for soaking up nectar. When the bumblebee is flying the tongue is folded under its head and body inside a horny sheath. The two outer parts on each side form the sheath are called the palp and the maxilla. The tongue and mouthparts are covered in tiny hairs and these hairs have pores in them. Molecules pass through these pores and stick to receptor sites on sensory cells. This is how the bee tastes and smells.

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