Honey bees: Genetic labelling decides about blue blood
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 15:00
in Biology & Nature
It is hard to believe that they belong to the same species: The large, long-lived queen bee is busy producing offspring throughout her lifetime. The much smaller worker bees, on the other hand, gather food, take care of the beehive, look after and feed the brood - but they are infertile...