Break time:Honey bees

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1. Honey bees are among the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ which transfer pollen between flowers to help them grow.

2. A honey bee dies after it has _ _ _ _ _. When it tries to get away, part of its body is torn off because its sting is barbed.

3. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." is a famous quote from Muhammad Ali (阿里,1942-2016), one of the greatest _ _ _ _ _ _ in history.

Across

4. Honey bees fly at a speed of around 24 to 25 km/h and _ _ _ _ their wings about 200 times a second.

5. A queen runs the _ _ _ _ _ _ hive. It is her job to lay eggs in her beehive.

6. Honey bees have a precise sense of _ _ _ _ _. A honey bee has 170 olfactory receptors compared to a fruit fly's 62 and a mosquito's 79.

(Answers on next text)

■Glossary

pollen (n) 花粉

barbed (adj) 有倒u的

beehive / hive (n) 蜂巢

olfactory (adj) 嗅覺的

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