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Bee job hierarchy - pretty much same as for humans?
Mary Jefferson
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In a beehive, workers career is determined by age. When they hatch at 21 days of age, they start as
1.cleaner
2.nanny / feeder
3. nursery feeder
4. construction worker
5. soldier
6. Hunter
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Unless they are males. All they do is eat & have sex. So yea, pretty much the same as humans:)
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Yeah, males have a nice time as long as they are resident. The "Hit the road Jack" in the autumn is pretty tough.
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