| Honeybee | Size | Number | Sex | Life Expect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen | Large | One |
Female (bisexual?) |
~3 years sperm count! |
| Drone | Medium |
None-Winter ~200-Summer | Male | Sex/6mo. |
| Worker | Small | 20-200 K! |
~Sterile Female |
few weeks 6mo. |
|
Assasin Tramp Lay Eggs & Zygotes Secrete Pheromone Battle Daughter |
| Mate with Queen |
|
Ventilate Hive Clean Hive Feed Larvae Feed Queen Feed Drones Evaporate Nectar Secrete Wax for Cells and Caps Build brood and honey comb Collect Nectar and Pollen Collect Resin for Propolis Communicate Sources to Sisters Starve Drones Make Queen Lay Eggs??? (Never zygotes!) Defend Hive |
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