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| On the left is a bee pupa from a cell like the one in image DHJanzen101028.jpg, with the shattered cell lying around it (like pottery shards - and just where did our ancestors get the idea of pottery?). The red eyes are showing the visual pigments that will be very important to the adult bee in locating flowers and keeping track of its nest site. The appendages of the pupa outline the wings and legs that the adult will have. On the right is an adult of the same species of bee, now eclosed and ready to fly (its long tongue extends from the head to the right). You now know the life cycle of a solitary bee. I should add that the males are basically flying testicles, spending their time getting nectar from flowers (a.k.a. fuel) and searching for females. | ||
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