When you think “bee,” you likely picture one species that lives all over the world: the honey bee. And honey bees have queens, a female who lays essentially all of the eggs for the colony. But most ...

When you think “bee,” you likely picture one species that lives all over the world: the honey bee. And honey bees have queens, a female who lays essentially all of the eggs for the colony. But most ...

In chess, the queen is the most valuable piece for a player. She’s capable of making any move, which also makes her the most protected after the king. In a bee colony, the queen holds the same rank.

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LEFT: A queen bee and workers on brood comb. RIGHT: The queen bee laying an egg, surrounded by a retinue of workers. Queen bee laying an egg, surrounded by a retinue of workers. Bees are tucked into ...