BEES
Bees are flying
insects are found all over the world. There are over twelve thousand different
species of bees, but only about two thousand of these are found in North
America.
Bees can be
divided into two groups according to their living styles. Solitary bees live
alone. On the other hand, social bees, like ants, live in groups. Only about
six hundred species are of this social category.
Social bees are
interesting because in their “society” there are different classes of bees.
Each class performs a different task. Queen bees lay eggs. Workers,
underdeveloped females, work in the hive but never reproduces. Males do not
work, their only task is to male with queen.
Solitary bees
occur as males and females. Every females makes a nest in the ground where she
will lay her eggs. The nest consists of many cells. After an egg is laid and
put in a cell, the female also adds some pollen and honey for food. Then she
seals the cell. The females then go elsewhere build a new nest or die. When the
eggs hatch, the larvae will feed on the pollen and honey which the female left
for them.
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