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Glossa

The glossa is an insect's tongue. In honeybees the glossa is hairy and used to drink nectar. The glossa is dipped into the flower and nectar sticks to the hairs. The glossa is then withdrawn and the nectar swallowed by the honeybee.

A photograph of a honey bee drinking nectar from a flower

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