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[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 27 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

My dad was a bee keeper before his health started to decline. My favourite bee anatomy fact?
The fuzzy bit on their back legs that collects pollen....they're called Pollen Pants.

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Lol. Look at his pollinated pantaloon.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago

She's so cute with her little fluffy pollentaloons!

[–] finestnothing@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They also have a special little notch in their front legs for combing pollen off of their antenna

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

Ahem......squeeeeeeeeee! 😍😍😍

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think my favorite part is how they communicate to other bees where the honey is.

They do an interpretive dance.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's my favourite behavioural bee fact. Bees are just downright awesome!

[–] mbgid@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Beehavioural even?

I'll show myself out...

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago

Fuck me....it was right there!

Glad you caught it, I'm ashamed of myself....

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And now it is also my favorite bee anatomy fact!

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

High fives for Pollen Pants?

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] PolyLlamaRous@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Not to presume someone's gender, but that's a she. She's a hard worker. So you know, boy honey bees don't even collect pollen or nectar. They also don't protect the bee hive or care for the young. Boy bees are the meaning of lazy. Most hives will only have a few percent of boys in summer, but when it gets cold they get booted from the hive and die and they don't make any more boys until next spring.