Queen bees emerge from special wax chambers

gmays 63 points 10 comments June 04, 2026
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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.

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