The Anatomy of a Honey Bee

Legs

The honey bee has three pairs of legs, totaling six legs. The rear pair is specially designed with stiff hairs to store pollen while flying from flower to flower. A laden worker bee can be seen with two golden pouches in full season. The front pair of legs has special slots for cleaning its antenna.

Wings

The honey bee has a total of four wings. The front and rear wings hook together to form one pair of wings which unhook for easy folding when not flying.

Eyes

The honey bee surprisingly has five eyes - two large compound eyes and three smaller ocelli eyes in the center of its head.