Bombus sp. bumble bee
Scanning electron microscope image of the comb on a bumble bees leg (x 85). The bee can pull it's antenna through the notch - any pollen or debris is caught on the comb fringing. Coloured artificially by computer
Picture No
10710883
Media ID
47579987
Size
3543px x 3029px
(7.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Illustration from the Natural History Museum Collection
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