A break from our alphabet games to mention that it is swarm season in Virginia. I put a swarm trap up on a grape trellis. This past Saturday a swarm came to visit. I took this photo as they were moving into the hive. There are lot of bees, but without a home yet they are not at all aggressive.
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T is for Tarsus
Today’s letter T is for Tarsus, the final segment of an insect’s leg. In the honey bee, the tarsus has five segments, or tarsomeres. The legs of the honey bee are rather amazing, from storing pollen to cleaning antennae to walking vertically or even upside down.
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