Nectar Feeding by a Honey Bee’s Hairy Tongue: Morphology, Dynamics, and Energy-Saving Strategies
Most flower-visiting insects have evolved highly specialized morphological structures to facilitate nectar feeding. As a typical pollinator, the honey bee has specialized mouth parts comprised of a pair of galeae, a pair of labial palpi, and a glossa, to feed on the nectar by the feeding modes of la...
Main Authors: | Hao Wang, Zhigang Wu, Jieliang Zhao, Jianing Wu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-08-01
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Series: | Insects |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/9/762 |
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