Queen bees emerge from special wax chambers
gmays
63 points
10 comments
June 04, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
skyberrys
The chemicals in their nearby environment are what make the embryos develop into Queen bees. It makes one wonder what sort of nearby chemical environments do to human embryo development.
dlev_pika
Fascinating. Sharing with a beekeeper friend, thank you
slicktux
I’ve always wondered what or how queen bees were made. It’s almost as they were a different insect.