The pollen basket or corbicula (plural corbiculae) is part of the tibia on the hind legs of the female of certain species of bees. They use the structure in harvesting pollen and carrying it to the nest or hive where it is used as food by the colony.

The pollen basket is a smooth cavity on the surface of its hind leg, surrounded by a fringe of hairs. A single hair in the middle pins the pollen load, which is moistened with honey or nectar to ensure its stickiness. Only female (worker) bees have these pollen baskets. Male (drone) bees do not collect pollen; their job is to simply mate with a ...

2023年8月6日 · Pollen Basket: The pollen basket, also known as the corbicula, is a specialized structure located on the hind legs of worker bees. This concave area is surrounded by long, stiff hairs that allow bees to collect and transport pollen. Bees use their mandibles and forelegs to remove the pollen from their body and transfer it to the pollen basket.

2023年8月24日 · The pollen basket, also called the corbicula, is a concave depression located on the outer side of the hind legs. It is surrounded by a fringe of stiff hairs that help to hold the pollen in place. To pack the pollen, the bumble bee uses its middle and hind legs to transfer the pollen grains from the body hairs to the pollen basket. It then ...

2024年4月10日 · Learn how bees use their pollen baskets to collect & transport pollen. Explore the fascinating symbiosis between bees & plants and the importance of pollen for bees

2019年8月20日 · Pollen basket on hind leg One is called the pollen basket (corbicula), located on the tibia of the hind leg, which is used for carrying pollen or propolis for foragers. It is a concave surface with hairs on the edges and a central long bristle that goes through the pollen pellet or propolis so the load would stay while bees are flying.

2023年8月20日 · Pollen sacs, also known as corbiculae or pollen baskets, are located on the hind legs of female worker bees. These specialized structures are present in certain species of bees, such as honeybees and bumblebees, and are absent in male bees and queens.

Pollen baskets. Workers and queens have two pollen baskets, one each on the outside surface of each hind leg. The pollen basket is easy to spot; when it is empty it is a large, flat shiny area with spiky hairs around the edge, and when it is full it contains pollen which is often yellow, orange or red. The leg above was taken from a dead ...

2015年6月30日 · Although it may seem backward, the pollen basket is actually filled from the bottom. Every time the bee grooms the pollen from her body, she works the pollen down to the inside of the basitarsus of the rear legs and then into the press before she gives it …

2024年9月10日 · Just like honey bees, bumble bees store pollen within specialized branched hairs (or scopae), that are located in grooves on their hind legs (called corbiculae). Together, the scopae and the corbiculae make a pollen basket, which can be easily seen with the naked eye.