A

abandoned

left and didn't return

abdomen

stomach area

accommodate

serve

accurate

correct

aggressive

violent

ancient

very old

antennae

feelers

anther

the part of the flower that holds the pollen

attracted

interested

B

barb

hook

beekeepers

people who raise bees

beneficial

good

bloom

blossom

bred

to grow or raise

C

chemicals

a substance

colonies

communities

combs

little rooms

communicate

talk

compound

multiple

D

debris

garbage

defend

keep safe

deposited

place or put

drones

male bees

E

efficient

well organized

Europeans

people from Europe

evaporate

disappear

excess

too much

exchanged

traded

exoskeleton

an outside skeleton

F

fragrance

smell

H

Hymenoptera

an animal group that includes bees, ants and wasps

I

infections

illness caused by germs

inject

insert

irritant

annoying to the skin

L

larvae

insect young

M

migrated

moved in a pattern

N

nectar

liquid food in flowers

O

ovary

the part of the plant that provides for offspring

P

pesticides

chemicals used to kill bugs

pheromones

chemicals put out by certain living things

pistil

the part of the flower where fruit is created

pollen

a yellow powdery part of a flower responsible for creating fruit

pollination

the act of moving the pollen to the pistil

primarily

mostly

proboscis

a straw-like tube that some insects use to drink liquids

production

to make

protection

guard

R

regions

areas

remain

stay

S

sawflies

a wasp-like insect that does not sting

secreted

release

species

a set of the animal world with similar characteristics

structure

something built

subsequently

afterwards

support

maintain

swarm

a huge body of bees that fly together

T

thorax

the chest part of the body

transferred

moved from one to another

translate

to change communication from one language to another

trophallaxis

the passing of food from one member to another

V

venom

poison

W

workers

female bees that do all the work