ORDER HYMENOPTERAORDER HYMENOPTERA

SOCIAL INSECTSSOCIAL INSECTS

BEE ANATOMY

3 TYPES OF BEES

• QUEEN fertile female• lays eggs• DRONE fertile male• Develop from unfertilized egg• reproduces with the queen• WORKER STERILE female

WORKER BEES• Are prevented from becoming

queen because of QUEEN FACTOR• (pheromone)

•Majority of hive population•Performs duties of hive

WORKER DUTIES

•Select new queen by feeding larva royal jelly

•Care for queen•Gather food•Feed larva•Build the hive

WORKER DUTIES•Repair hive•Protect the hive•Cool hive• fan wings at entrance to create current

•Clean the hive

INSECT COMMUNICATION

• Dances bee movement patterns

• round dance • Indicates food is near / not

exact• Circles to left then circles to

right

INSECT COMMUNICATION

•Waggle dance •figure 8

• Indicates food is far by•Duration of dance / •number of waggles on each

run

BEE--HAVIOR

• INNATE behavior• Inborn instinctive

• ALTRUISTIC behavior• Self sacrificing for the good

of the hive