ENVS 2210- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 22 pages long!)
28 Mar 2018
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Lectures 1 + 2: the western honey bee, of europe and africa. Apis mellifera l. , 1758 (scientific name is in italic or underlined) = Honey-carrying bee"; l" is for linnaeus who first named it; 1758 is the year linnaeus assigned this name. Linnaeus tried to rename it apis mellifica , the honey-making bee" (which is more accurate) in 1761 rules of classification do not allow this, so it remains apis mellifera. 3 pairs of legs: fore, mid, and hind legs. 1 pair of segmented antennae usually 1-2 pairs of wings (but there are flightless insects: order: hymenoptera bess, wasps, ants, and sawflies. 2 pairs of membranous wings (the origin of the name. Most bees are hairy insects; hairs pick up pollen from flowers: genus: apis = honeybees genus name is always italicized (or underlined) Maintains colony cohesion with pheromones (chemicals emitted outside the body that enable communication between individuals of the same species)
