ENVS 2210 Chapter : Unit 01 Summary.docx

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Environmental Sciences
• Course: ENVS 2210
• Professor: Ernesto Guzman

Document Summary

Beekeeper - someone who keeps bees (most beekeepers keep honeybees) Apiculturalist - someone who knows how to keep bees and is active in beekeeping by working with beekeepers (person has some degree of sophistication in beekeeping and may be involved in instruction, extension, inspection, advice) Apidologist - studies bee biology (person is involved in advancing beekeeping and apicultural knowledge and technology, or is involved in basic research in bee biology) Unit 01: bees from outside: general external anatomy, body segment by body. 3 main body segments head, thorax, and abdomen: head (nervous and sensory center) 5 eyes 2 large compound eyes and 3 smaller ocelli. Antennae (feelers) used for smell, taste, touch, hearing etc: thorax (locomotory center) 3 pairs of legs: walking, gripping, landing specializations on fore and hind legs for harvesting pollen from flowers. 2 pairs of wings (extensions of body wall) Fore and hind wing together act as a single wing: abdomen (digestive, reproductive, and circulatory centers)