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Agriculture · Q269

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 269

Q269

In honey bee pollen basket is present in

A.
Foreleg
B.
Hindleg
Answer
C.
Both A and B
D.
None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
In honey bee pollen basket is present in Hindleg.
The pollen basket or corbicula is part of the tibia on the hind legs of certain species of bees. They use the structure in harvesting pollen and carrying it to the nest or hive.
The pollen is transferred to the pollen comb on the hind legs and then combed, pressed, compacted, and transferred to the corbicula on the outside surface of the tibia of the hind legs.