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A Queen Bee Lives 20 Times Longer Than Her Workers. Scientists Want to Steal Her Secrets For Humanity...Long live the queen.
Popular Mechanics ^
| April 09, 2025
| Elizabeth Rayne
Posted on 08/13/2025 11:36:11 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: DallasBiff
Mating doesn’t kill the drones and the queen mates with many. She carries their sperm her entire life
After mating all male bees are kicked out of the hive
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08/13/2025 9:58:43 PM PDT
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Keyhopper
(Indians had bad immigration laws)
To: Red Badger
The Monarch butterfly has some longevity secrets too, one of every four generations gets to live an extra 6-8 weeks or something so they can make the migration down to Mexico. If you don’t believe me look it up. It’s quite fascinating.
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08/13/2025 10:03:57 PM PDT
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Bullish
(My tagline ran off with another man, but it's ok---- I wasn't married to it.)
To: Red Badger
Here's some background music for this thread.
"I'm A King Bee" - The Rolling Stones
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To: Keyhopper
Pardon me, after some research it would appear the red badger is correct about the drones dieing after mating with the queen. Apologies
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08/14/2025 4:36:47 AM PDT
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Keyhopper
(Indians had bad immigration laws)
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