thrive and manage a colony without a queen‚ whether they nurture a new queen or produce fertilized eggs themselves. We hypothesize that the worker bees will either have an increase in reproductive fitness in the absence of the queen bee‚ or they will nurture another queen bee. This would lead us to believe that eusociality may have evolved due to kin selection. Significance and Justification This research is important because it would aid us in discovering how eusociality has evolved‚ and therefore
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intelligence. Although humans know how to apply mathematical theorems‚ research shows that even bees apply calculus to improve their lives. Bees are very advanced in the application of math compared to other animals. It was always questioned as to why the bee uses hexagons to produce their honeycombs. Many mathematicians wondered why any random shape would not work‚ but there are many specific reasons as to why bees prefer the perfectly shaped hexagons. Hexagons are a perfect shape to fill with honey because
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being to little more than a bread and water diet. Biologists are studying the reasons behind the enormous bee die off happening across the country; they call it Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). It occurs when a hive’s inhabitants suddenly disappear‚ leaving only queens‚ eggs and a few immature workers. The term was first applied to a drastic rise in the number of diasappearances of Western honey bee colonies in North America in late 2006. The cause appears to be related to chemicals‚ electromagnetic radiation
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ANIMALS AND ITS BENEFICIAL USES TO MAN. 1. DOGSIt’s been proven that owning a dog can help you feel more relaxed‚ lessen medical visits‚ and even prevent heart attacks. It seems owners have created a tight-knit bond with dogs‚ sometimes referring to them as “part of the family”. So… really thinking about it‚ dogs are actually human’s best friend.Dogs are social creatures too just like us; they love to play and socialize. Sometimes‚ they may steal a treat off the table when we turn our backs
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simple‚ steps to solving the problem for future bees are planting flowers‚banning pesticides‚ and banning nicotine. Some challenges for bee keepers are the loss in be population‚ less money‚ and less flowers. One challenge for bee keepers is the DWINDLING bee population. In fact‚ there numbers are dropping like green sea turtles once did. Around the year 2‚000‚ bee keepers noted an average loss of 5 - 10% of bees. In 2‚006 a loss of 30% was reported‚ and now there is a loss of 40 - 50%. This means
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of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) scheduled the next morning‚ Pradip Mohanty‚ Coordinator of Sarvodaya Samiti‚ wondered what would be the best course of action for his organization as he was concerned about the large number of honey bee-keepers associated with the Samiti. He knew that his action will have implications for the local honey industry in general and the beekeepers in specific. He had to decide on the linkages of his organization with KVIC and its presence in different core
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Different types of honey bees (1 slide) (Pictures) Life cycle of a honey bee (1 slide) (Pictures) Parts of the body of a honey bee (1 Slide) (Pictures) Bee keeping as an activity (2 slides + 1 picture) 1. Bee-keeping or apiculture is the rearing‚ care and management of honey bees for obtaining honey‚ wax and other substances. 2. Bee-keeping needs low investments‚ so farmers use it as additional income generating activity. 3. Bee-keeping also helps in cross pollination of crops because honey bees transfer
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Africanized Honey Bees (AHB) -- also called Africanized bees or killer bees -- are descendants of southern African bees imported in 1956 by Brazilian scientists attempting to breed a honey bee better adapted to the South American tropics. When some of these bees escaped quarantine in 1957‚ they began breeding with local Brazilian honey bees‚ quickly multiplying and extended their range throughout South and Central America at a rate greater than 200 miles per year. In the past decade‚ AHB began
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additional communication aids at their disposal. Two of the methods by which honey bees communicate are of particular interest. One is chemical‚ the other choreographic. Honey bee pheromones Pheromones are chemical scents that animals produce to trigger behavioral responses from the other members of the same species. Honey-bee pheromones provide the “glue” that holds the colony together. The three castes of bees produce various pheromones at various times to stimulate specific behaviors. Here are
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Introduction: Honey bees‚ although one of the most popular bees‚ represent only a small percent of bee species. Honey bees are the only surviving group of bees from the Apini tribe‚ which is under the Apisgenus. They are known for producing and storing honey‚ or liquefied sugar‚ as well as building impressively large nests using wax secreted by workers in a particular colony. The honey bee is one member of the insect class Insecta. These insects are members of the subfamily Apinae‚ which produce
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