Honey Bee Workers in this Video are Collecting Diet from Feeding Dishes (VIDEO)

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Honey bee workers in this video are collecting diet from feeding dishes. Bees touch the diet with their antennas, their feet, and mouth parts. Bees have receptors on these body parts, and it is likely that bees are probing the diet for taste, smell and texture.

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(Video credit: Harmen P Hendriksma)

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