Post on 29-Mar-2015
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