The proboscis has several parts. In the center are two very slender tubes. Saliva flows through one tube into the bite. Blood is sucked into the mouth through the other. They often have two pairs of thin, transparent wings and are the only type of insects with stingers.
Honey bees make wax and shape it into honeycombs.
Hundreds of six-sided cells are created. The cells are used to store honey and pollen, some cells are used by the queen for eggs. The bees make honey from nectar and pollen, then eat the honey in winter. There are more than 10,000 kinds of ants. Ants eat both plants and animals and are famous for their ability to carry 50 times their body weight.