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Under a low magnification of 45X, this scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image depicted a superior view of the head capsule of a Western honeybee, Apis mellifera. Revealed are the bee’s two laterally situated large antennae, and an exoskeletal surface covered by setae, or sensorial hairs of various lengths. Also somewhat visible, were the bee’s mandibular mouthparts.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Janice Haney Carr; Connie Flowers; and Pamela Munn of the International Bee Research Association, IBRA
Creation Date: 2005
Photo Credit: Janice Haney Carr
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