Honeybee Antenna (Whole Mount)

Apis mellifera

Microscope slide: Honeybee Antenna (Whole Mount)

A whole mount (W.M.) preparation of a honeybee antenna (labeled Honeybee antenna W.M.). The specimen clearly highlights the geniculate (elbowed) insect antenna structure, including the elongated basal scape, the small pedicel, and the multi-segmented flagellum equipped with olfactory sensilla.

Category
Invertebrates
Magnification
20x
Stain
Unstained
Tags
Honeybee antenna w.m., Honeybee antenna W.M., Honeybee antenna whole mount, Honeybee antenna, Apis mellifera, Honeybee, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Arthropoda, Insect antenna, Scape, Pedicel, Flagellum, Sensilla, Insect anatomy, Entomology, Invertebrate histology, Whole mount, Unstained

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