The pollen basket or corbicula is part of the tibia on the hind legs of certain species of bees. They use the structure in harvesting pollen and returning it to the nest or hive. ==Etymology== There was little formal description of the corbicula before Carl Linnaeus explained the biological function of pollen in the mid-18th century. In English th...
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a flattened depression surrounded by curved hairs, located on the outer surface of a bee's hind legs and adapted for carrying pollen to the hive.
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The pollen-carrying region on the hind leg, of a bee: also known as the corbicula.
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a flattened depression sur rounded by curved spines or hairs, located on the outer surface of the bee's hind legs and adapted for carrying pollen gathered from flowers or propolis to the hive.
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a flattened depression surrounded by curved spines or hairs, located on the outer surface of the bee's hind legs and adapted for carrying pollen gathered from flowers or propolis to the hive.
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Area on hind leg tibiae of bee comprised of very small hairs adapted for carrying pollen in pellet form back to hive.
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a structure on the legs of bees in which pollen is carried.
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