Robert Pickett Wildlife Photography

Microscopic foot and leg of Honey Bee, Apis mellifera, UK

Microscopic foot and leg of Honey Bee, Apis mellifera, UK, tibia and first tarsal segment of the leg are covered with a dense coat of hairs which collect pollen. The bee pushes it into the pollen basket, an area of hairs on the tibia, to carry it back to the hive, white background, hind 3rd leg, white light illumination,

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Microscopic foot and leg of Honey Bee, Apis mellifera, UK, tibia and first tarsal segment of the leg are covered with a dense coat of hairs which collect pollen. The bee pushes it into the pollen basket, an area of hairs on the tibia, to carry it back to the hive, white background, hind 3rd leg, white light illumination,