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Secrets of the honey bee revealed in genome code | Tech&Sci | Science | Reuters.com

With its highly evolved social structure of tens of thousands of worker bees commanded by Queen Elizabeth, the honey bee genome could also improve the search for genes linked to social behavior.

Awesome.

Queen Elizabeth has 10 times the lifespan of workers and lays up to 2,000 eggs a day. Despite having tiny brains, honey bees display honed cognitive abilities and learn to associate a flower's color, shape and scent with food, which increases its foraging ability.

I think I adore this on every conceivable level.

Comments

Queen ElizabEEth?

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How did they get her name? Worker bees spelling it out on the hive wall?

There is doubtless a need to splice a better social behavior gene into most modern humans . . .

I share your adoration.