How are bees adapted to live in their habitat?

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Answer 1

Few notable adaptations:

1.Beeswax glands to make wax.

2.Stinger for defense.

3.Hairy body to pick up pollen.

4.Long tongue to reach nectar.

5.Growth or reduction of the number of bees in a hive in response to the availability of food, etc

Winter Adaptations

Flight Muscles Most Important Adaptation for Winter Survival

With an unlimited supply of food, bees could conceivably remain alive for extended periods of time at very low temperatures solely through the use of their flight muscles  Many honey bees, however, have the ability to contract their wings without engaging flight mechanics, in effect, putting their wings in neutral. In this situation, both sets of muscles contract against each other, producing little motion but resulting in a large quantity of heat production . In the winter, they can use this ability to maintain the temperature of the nest of too warm up their muscles in preparation for actual flight.

Social Adaptations

Bees also take advantage of their social capabilities to survive the winter. In the very cold periods of a winter, bees will all gather into the warmest area of the nest after having stocked it with plenty of food and nourishment. Forming a large ball, they proceed to engage their flight muscles, generating heat for the entire colony. The bees rotate through the ball from the heated center to the colder exterior and back again. By cooperating in heat management, an entire colony can survive throughout the winter.