this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2024
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[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 years ago (4 children)

My dad was a bee keeper before his health started to decline. My favourite bee anatomy fact?
The fuzzy bit on their back legs that collects pollen....they're called Pollen Pants.

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lol. Look at his pollinated pantaloon.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago

She's so cute with her little fluffy pollentaloons!

[–] finestnothing@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They also have a special little notch in their front legs for combing pollen off of their antenna

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Ahem......squeeeeeeeeee! 😍😍😍

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think my favorite part is how they communicate to other bees where the honey is.

They do an interpretive dance.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's my favourite behavioural bee fact. Bees are just downright awesome!

[–] mbgid@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Beehavioural even?

I'll show myself out...

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Fuck me....it was right there!

Glad you caught it, I'm ashamed of myself....

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And now it is also my favorite bee anatomy fact!

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

High fives for Pollen Pants?

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] PolyLlamaRous@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Not to presume someone's gender, but that's a she. She's a hard worker. So you know, boy honey bees don't even collect pollen or nectar. They also don't protect the bee hive or care for the young. Boy bees are the meaning of lazy. Most hives will only have a few percent of boys in summer, but when it gets cold they get booted from the hive and die and they don't make any more boys until next spring.

[–] iii@mander.xyz 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Put a ring on her cause she's loaded

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

She's been on an ADVENTURE

[–] BigTrout75@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Like a little gold digger. Hope he can get home and cash in.

[–] thonofpy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

It's after work for her... Just kidding she'll just keep at it

[–] Nima@leminal.space 4 points 2 years ago

look at those pants! little cutie!

[–] tweeks@feddit.nl 3 points 2 years ago

More like after work :)