5 Draw a big oval in the middle of the head for one compound
eye. Add crisscrossing lines to show lots of facets.
6 Draw three lines from top to bottom
on the abdomen for a bull’s eye pattern that points to the stinger. Is your bee male or female?
7 Draw two backward L’s on the top of the head to make the
antennae and three Z shapes on the bottom of the thorax to make your honey bee’s jointed legs. Use little lines to add fuzz.
8 Ink over your pencil lines
and erase any lines you don’t want. Color your honey bee.
TRY THIS! Use these directions to draw some other insects. What do you notice is similar about these insects? What is different? How is drawing a honey bee useful to studying anatomy?
THE CYCLE OF LIFE Watch a honey bee in its four stages of metamorphosis! Which stage do you think is the safest for the bee? Which is the most dangerous? How does the bee change its looks in each stage?
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