Some bee colonies have to kill thousands of ‘selfish’ wannabe queens

About one-fifth of all Melipona beecheii stingless bee larvae develop as queens, but the colony accepts only one – the rest are executed by worker guards

Some bee colonies have to kill thousands of ‘selfish’ wannabe queens
About one-fifth of all Melipona beecheii stingless bee larvae develop as queens, but the colony accepts only one – the rest are executed by worker guards