How many eyes does a bee have?
In support of Puzzlerguy’s answer: Bees’ eyes, like those of other insects, differ greatly from human eyes. They consist of a pair of compound eyes made up of numerous six-sided facets (28,000 in some dragonflies, 4,000 in house flies) plus three simple eyes. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/bees.
Bees have 3 single eyes on the top of their heads and two large compound eyes. So the answer is a total of 5 eyes. 9. Bees use their ______________ to sip nectar from the flower. Proboscus. This organ is a combination of a nose and tongue and is inserted deep into the flower to extract the nectar. 10. Royal Jelly is also known as _____________? Royal Jelly is also known as Bees Milk. If you won the “Bees Knees” Award, congratulations. Even more important than winning, however is the learning that went on as you answered these questions. I hope this quiz was both entertaining and informative.
