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At a low magnification of 119x, this scanning electron micrograph depicted some of the morphologic details displayed on the surface of a carpenter bee's, Xylocopa virginica, head in the region of the insect's three "ocelli", or simple eyes. Note the textural complexities of bumps, ridges, troughs and "hairs" or "setae", all composed of the same proteinaceous material known as chitin, as is the exoskeleton itself.Created: 2006
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Magnified 998x, this scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted some of the ultrastructural morphologic features displayed on the surface of one of a carpenter bee's, Xylocopa virginica two antennae. This particular bee was found deceased on the grounds of the Decatur, Georgia suburbs, an area where these insects are quite common. Carpenter bees can be quite a nuisance, for they are well known as wood-borers, and can create many unsightly holes in a home's wooden components.Created: 2006
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Under a relatively low magnification of only 250x, this scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted some of the ultrastructural morphologic features displayed on the surface of a carpenter bee's, Xylocopa virginica head. This particular bee was found deceased on the grounds of the Decatur, Georgia suburbs, an area where these insects are quite common. Carpenter bees can be quite a nuisance, for they are well known as wood-borers, and can create many unsightly holes in a home's wooden components.Created: 2006
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Under a relatively low magnification of only 125x, this scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted some of the ultrastructural morphologic features displayed on the surface of a carpenter bee's, Xylocopa virginica head. This particular bee was found deceased on the grounds of the Decatur, Georgia suburbs, an area where these insects are quite common. Carpenter bees can be quite a nuisance, for they are well known as wood-borers, and can create many unsightly holes in a home's wooden components.Created: 2006
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Under a low magnification of only 57x, this scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted some of the ultrastructural morphologic features displayed on the surface of a carpenter bee's, Xylocopa virginica head. This particular bee was found deceased on the grounds of the Decatur, Georgia suburbs, an area where these insects are quite common. Carpenter bees can be quite a nuisance, for they are well known as wood-borers, and can create many unsightly holes in a home's wooden components.The "feathery" structures are known as "setae", and though they appear frail, the material from which they are constructed, known as "chitin", is the same proteinaceous material that created its tough exoskeletal exterior. These setae, are highly sensorial in nature, and transmit changes in the bee's environment such as fluctuations in temperature, chemistry, and wind speed and direction.Created: 2006
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Under a low magnification of only 28x, this scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted some of the ultrastructural morphologic features displayed on the surface of a carpenter bee's, Xylocopa virginica head. This particular bee was found deceased on the grounds of the Decatur, Georgia suburbs, an area where these insects are quite common. Carpenter bees can be quite a nuisance, for they are well known as wood-borers, and can create many unsightly holes in a home's wooden components.Created: 2006
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Magnified 55x, this scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted some of the ultrastructural morphologic features displayed on the surface of a carpenter bee's, Xylocopa virginica head. This particular bee was found deceased on the grounds of the Decatur, Georgia suburbs, an area where these insects are quite common. Carpenter bees can be quite a nuisance, for they are well known as wood-borers, and can create many unsightly holes in a home's wooden components.Created: 2006
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An alfalfa leafcutting bee (Megachile rotundata) on an alfalfa flowerFrom
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