Bee Specific

Why do bees have hair? Let’s take a look at a bee’s external structures to see what we can figure out about bee hair and the relationship to other bee parts.

This diagram shows the external parts of a bee.

External Bee Structure

Review the diagram of the external parts of a bee.  Now, let's see if you can identify those parts using the Arrange It activity below from actual close up photos.

Questions to think about:

• Which body parts are hairy?
• Where are they located?
• What do you think now about why a bee is hairy?  Find out more on the next page!