中华蜜蜂(Apis cerana cerana)蜂王脑部结构的观察

Characterization on brain microstructure of queen bee of Apis cerana cerana

通过HE染色方法,对中华蜜蜂(Apis cerana cerana)蜂王的脑部形态结构进行了显微观察.结果发现,蜂王珠前脑中具有较大的蕈形体,但在脑中所占的比例小于工蜂;中脑的触角叶明显小于工蜂,说明蜂王在学习、记忆和认知等行为方面不及工蜂.和其他昆虫相比,蜜蜂前脑中的蕈形体和视叶都较发达,这反映了社会性昆虫复杂社会行为的认知需求.

The mushroom bodies are paired neuropile in the insect brain that act as multimodal sensory integration centers and are involved in learning and memory. Our studies by using the Hematoxylin and eosin staining technique indicated that the mushroom bodies and olfactory lobe of queen bee were small compared to that of worker bee, suggesting that the function of the queen bee brain in looking for food, learning, memory and other behavior is inferior to worker bee. This is the first comprehensive study of the queen bee brain structure of Apis cerana cerana.