Bee antenna,coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Smell and touch are important senses for bees,especially when in their hive or nest. A honey bee antenna has thousands of sensory organs (receptors). The tip of this antenna is covered in hair-like sensory receptors. Some are specialized for touch (mechanoreceptors),some for smell (odour receptors),some for taste (gustatory receptors),and some for hearing (mechanoreceptors used to detect nearby air movements such as sounds) | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Gschmeissner, Steve |
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