Most bumblebees do not live in isolation, but in colonies of tens to hundreds of related individuals founded each year by
a single queen bee after the winter's hibernation.
Not exact matches
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Single class of
queen pheromones stops worker reproduction in ants,
bees, wasps.»
Queens of ants and
bees normally obtain a lifetime supply of sperm on a
single day of sexual activity, and sperm competition is expected to occur in lineages where
queens receive sperm from multiple males.