apid worker bees travel from flower to flower, and end up coated in pollen. using their long tongue, these female bees moisten their forelegs and brush all the pollen that has collected on their heads and the front part of the body to their hind legs. this pollen is packed together in what is known as a pollen basket, on the tibia of the hind legs. the bee then transports this pollen back to the hive, to be processed into honey and stored for food. these arthropods are social animals that all fulfill working roles for the common good of the hive. and they're beautiful.
