Stingless bees: Some colonies have to kill thousands of 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 Life 26 January 2022 By Christa Lesté-Lasserre A Melipona beecheii worker bee attacking a newly emerged queen Jorge Ramirez Pech Some stingless bees seem to be able to choose … Read more