ENVS 2210 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Honey Bee, Royal Jelly, Beeswax
20 Nov 2018
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They are studied for what they can teach us about ourselves. Truly eusocial animals that require corporations (along with wasps, ants, mole rats, and maybe humans) Eusocial = corporation and division of labour. Combs are arranged in hexagonal cells because honeys are heavy and this is the most stable structure to withstand heavy load. Bees communicate with each other about the distance, direction, and the quality of nectar through a dance. Worker bees cannot reproduce which is against darwin"s theory of evolution that every individual want to reproduce and pass on their genes. Worker bees helps raise their sisters to become queen in the future which helps to pass on their genes as well. Queen bee only comes out of the hive for about a week to mate with the drones. Stores the sperms cells and keep them alive in spermatheca for years, she slowly fertilizes her eggs using these sperms in the rest of her life in the hive.
