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Close up of Dead Drone Honey Bee

All Bee Species, Bee Species and Life cycle and Habits, Drone Honey Bee, Vilcabamba Ecuador South America Bee Life

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Close up of Dead Drone Honey Bee, with a video slide of the photos. Amazing large eyes and furry short dark stubby body, with large wings.

Having a beehive at home helps when you want to follow the honey bees coming and goings. Especially when you have site of the Drone bee as well.

Close up of Dead Drone Honey Bee

The body of the dead drone bee, note the fluffy hairy upper body, almost like wool.

under abdomen of a dead drone bee

The upper body of the drone bee with lots fluffy hairs and larger wings and stubby body.

a photo of the body of the dead drone bee. showing wings and fur on thorax

Note those extra large eyes with amazing vision, and his feelers.

front view of a dead drone bee and its big eyes

Underneath the drone bees body. A view of the large eyes and legs straightened out as he

was found on the ground dead.

a photo of a dead drone bee underneath

In the home hive we observed the drone flying out and back into the hive.

a done bee on the landing of a beehive, honey bees

A great close up of the dead drone bee. Note his dark fat abdomen and hairy body.

Large wings to fly fast and lift his heavier body. His duty in the hive is to cool the hive with those wings.

a view from top of the dead drone bee

Below is a slide video show of the various close up photos and positions of the Drone Bee body.

Close up of Dead Drone Bee

other posts to view

  1. A Drone Bees Life Cycle
  2. The Drone Honey Bee

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