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Bees breathe through spiracles, not lungs, expert explains
Original: # theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 50. Bees don’t have lungs (or a nose!). Air enters the bee body through ex
An Irish bee expert is sharing daily bee facts, explaining that bees have neither lungs nor a nose. Instead, air enters their bodies through small external openings called spiracles, which run along the body. A simple gas exchange system then delivers oxygen to internal tissues and expels carbon dioxide, allowing the insects to breathe without the respiratory organs found in mammals.
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