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pollen basket

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Pollen basket

pollen basket or 'corbicula' of a species of bumblebee

Honeybee worker with a full pollen basket

Etymology

From pollen +‎ basket.

Noun

pollen basket (plural pollen baskets)

(entomology) An arrangement of hairs on part of the tibia on the hind legs of certain species of bees used in transporting pollen.
Synonyms: corbicula, corbiculum

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