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Honey bee drones do?
mate with the new queens
How many diploid cells does a honey bee have?
Honey bee queens and workers are diploid and have 16 pairs of chromosomes; drones are usually haploid, with only 16 chromosomes. It is possible for a small number of diploid drones to exist, but only the haploid drones can sire the next generation.
What is a honey bee?
A honey bee is a type of bee that is well-known for its role in pollination and honey production. They live in colonies with a queen, worker bees, and drones, and are vital for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem balance. Honey bees play a crucial role in agriculture by pollinating crops and plants.
What are the differences between a male honey bee and a female honey bee?
Male honey bees, known as drones, are larger than female honey bees, which are worker bees. Drones do not have stingers and their main role is to mate with the queen bee. Female worker bees are smaller, have stingers, and perform tasks such as collecting nectar, making honey, and caring for the hive.
Where are the Africanized honey bee native?
They are not native to anywhere, they are the result of a cross between Tanzanian honey bee queens that escaped from a research establishment in Brazil and local drones.
How big can a Honey Bee grow?
The size of a honey bee is determined by the species. They are pretty much going to be the same size, with the drones and queens being slightly larger.
What is the name given to the bees that do not work?
Drones. Drones are male bees and account for about 1% of the bees in a honey bee colony. Their only purpose is to mate with a virgin queen.
Whats the name of a killer bee?
'Killer bees' are more properly called Africanized honey bees. They are the result of a cross between Tanzanian honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellata) queens and Western honey bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) drones.
How many classes are honey bees divided into in a bee hives?
Three. In a honey bee hive, all of the bees are workers (infertile females) except for the queen and a few hundred drones (males).
Are bees and honey bees the same?
Yes and no. A honey bee is a type of bee, it's a specific type.
Which honey bee has 13 segments in flagellum?
Drones have 13 segments in their antenna flagellum. Workers have 12 segments
What is a bumble bee's biome?
The Africanized honey bee is a descendant from one of 26 Tanzanian honey bee queens (apis mellifera scutellata) that escaped from a research station in Brazil and mated with local European honey bee drones (apis mellifera mellifera).
