Scientists Discover First Ever 'Soldier' Bee

Meera Dolasia
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:16:58 -0800

Honeybee hive hierarchy is well documented - The queen bee gives birth to every bee in the hive, drones mate with the queen and immediately die or get kicked out, while worker bees ensure that the hive functions like clockwork. Now it seems, that South American honeybees have added an additional role - that of a soldier bee.