Honey bees have ten spiracles (breathing pores). Three are on the thorax, and seven on the abdomen. The spiracles are the openings to the trachea, which expand and collapse like lungs in response to abdominal wall movement. Two large sacs in the abdomen and smaller ones in the head and thorax lead to very small breathing tubes with blind ends which are filled with liquid which absorbs oxygen and which diffuses into the tissues.
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