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Type of mouth parts present in honey bee is

A. Rapsing and sucking

B. Chewing and lapping type

C. Chewing and biting

D. None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Type of mouth parts present in honey bee is Chewing and lapping type.
The mouthparts of the honey bee belong to the chewing - lapping type, comprising the glossa, galeae and vestigial labial palp, and they aid the bee in chewing pollen and lapping nectar.
They have to lap up nectar and honey and chew pollen balls and wax. Labrum forms the upper lip and labium is large and long and forms a lapping tongue-like structure along with labial palps.

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