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How do you know if a bee egg is going to be a boy or a girl?
If an egg that is laid is fertilized, it will become a female worker bee. If it was not fertilized, it will become a drone (male).
Why doesn't a drone bee sting?
A drone doesn't have a sting. Stings are modified ovipositors (egg-laying tubes), an organ that males do not have.
What is a non-working male bee is called?
There are no bees that have no purpose at all, but the drone bee is probably the closest. The drone bee has no father - literally. It is hatched from an unfertilized egg, meaning it only has the chromosomes from the mother (Queen) bee..Drone bees have no stingers, and they do not gather food. They have antennae that they use to detect (smell) certain chemicals and enlarged eyes. These extra sensory capabilities enable the drone bee to detect an incoming queen bee, and then impregnate the queen bee. The drone bee dies as part of the impregnation process..Drone bees live for about 8 weeks. In harsh conditions (cold, etc.), the drone bees are evicted from the hive, whereupon they die due to exposure or to predation.
How long does it take a queen bee's egg to become a worker or drone?
It takes approximately three weeks for a queen bee's egg to develop into a worker bee and 24 days to become a drone bee. The difference in development time is due to the different nutritional requirements and environmental conditions needed for each type of bee to mature.
What are the differences between the queen bee the worker bee and the drone?
It all depends on whether the queen fertilizes the egg or not. Fertilized eggs will develop into females (workers or another queen), and unfertilized eggs will develop into males (drones). This decision is made by the queen depending on the size of the cell into which she lays the egg. Drone cells are slightly larger than worker cells.
How many chromosomes does a bee have?
A female bee (queen or worker) has sixteen pairs of chromosomes, 32 in all. A male bee (drone) comes from an unfertilized egg, so only has sixteen chromosomes.
What type of metamorphosis does the dwarf honey bee go through?
A honey bee starts as an egg and changes into a larva/pupa. It then emerges after 21 days as a fully formed worker bee. A drone takes 24 days to emerge.
What is the difference between a cell cycle and a egg cycle?
the difference between a cell cycle and egg cycle is...
What is the difference in size between a medium egg and a large egg?
The difference in size between a medium egg and a large egg is typically about 2-3 tablespoons in volume.
In bees the development of an unfertilized egg into a drone is an example of?
In bees, the development of an unfertilized egg into a drone is an example of parthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction where offspring develop from eggs without fertilization. Drones are haploid, meaning they have only one set of chromosomes, and they develop from unfertilized eggs laid by the queen bee. This process ensures genetic diversity within the colony.
Does a male bee have a father?
When a queen bee lays an egg she usually fertilizes it with a sperm she received on her mating flight. However, when she lays an egg in a drone cell she will not fertilize it. Bee eggs will develop whether or not they were fertilized, but the result is very different. Fertilized eggs will always develop into a female (all worker bees are female), and unfertilized eggs will develop into a male. This means that males will only carry genes from the queen, not from any drone she mated with. Drones may not have a father, but they do have a grandfather.
How long does a bee larva to pupate?
A honey bee egg hatches into a larva three days after the queen lays it. The larva then feeds and grows in an open cell for a further five days (61/2 days for a drone) during which time it moults four times. After this period the bees cap the cell with a mixture of wax and pollen (which allows air though) and the larva moults one more time then pupates. A queen bee emerges after a further eight days; a worker after 13 days; and a drone 141/2 days after the cell is capped. This gives a total development time from egg to adult of 16 days for a queen, 21 days for a worker, and 24 days for a drone.
