Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
The organism I am observing is a bee. I notice this bee has fur on it on its lower back and upper body. I notice on the back of the bee it has a pattern of black and light brown stripes. I notice that this bee appears to have about 6 black legs. I notice the head of the bee is glossy and black, it almost look like eyes. It appears to have two pairs of wings and two antennas. I wonder why the bee has fur on it. The bees wings remind me of fly wings, they are clear and have brown lines in them, almost like veins. I notice the legs of the bee also look glossy like the head. The color of the fur on the bee is light brown and gray. I wonder why the head is glossy. I wonder what kind of flowers/plants this bee is attracted to. These bees collect pollen and nectar to survive. They pollinate crops such as melons, apples, broccoli and more. These bees also hibernate in the winter which helps them survive winter, they pass this characteristic through generations to survive. I used Inaturalist to find a species to observe and I used https://www.terminix.com and www.abfnet.org/page/PollinatorFacts to learn more about the bees. This bee was observed on Mar 1, 2021 at 12:05 PM at E 12th St, Tucson, AZ, US.
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