Comment on Bees
angrystego@lemmy.world 15 hours agoThe worker bees do not reproduce, so their survival after stinging is not that important.
Comment on Bees
angrystego@lemmy.world 15 hours agoThe worker bees do not reproduce, so their survival after stinging is not that important.
zephr_c@lemm.ee 6 hours ago
That doesn’t even make any sense if you stop and think about it at all. Sure, a single worker bee dying isn’t a huge deal, but they all do that. It would definitely be better for the hive and the queen if they didn’t rip their own guts out.