Question

The wax gland in honey bees is present.......
A. On the ventral side of the last segment
B. On the ventral side of the last four abdominal segment
C. On the dorsolateral side of the first two abdominal segments
D. On the lateral side of the last two abdominal segment

Answer 1

Hint: Honey bee is a eusocial flying insect that belongs to the genus Apis of the bee group. And have a short lifespan of 150 days only.

Complete answer:
1. The wax produced by the honey bee is one of the natural wax produced by the worker honey bee for the construction of honey bee comb and then they store nectar ( honey) in that compartments and also lay eggs in that comb.
2. There are a total of 8 wax producing glands present in a honey bee.
3. These wax producing glands are present on the scales of the abdominal segments and produce wax in a proper amount.
4. The chemical composition of the bee wax is fatty acids, esters, and different alcohols with a long chain of hydrocarbons.
5. These glands present on the ventral side of the body and on the last four abdominal segments. The wax is oozed out from the gland and then the bee uses it to make hives.
6. The wax gland produces wax from the sugar content that is taken by the honey bee, it easily converts the sugar to the wax.
Hence from the anatomy of the honey bee, we come to know that the wax glands are 8 in number and present on the ventral side of the last four abdominal segments. They are present in pairs so there total number is eight.

So the Option B is correct.

Note: There are three types of honey bee one is the queen bee, the worker bee, and the drone. The honeycomb is the bee wax and it doesn’t have any expiry date.