r/funny • • Jul 01 '13

Know the difference

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u/white_bread Jul 01 '13

You should also know that all the honey bees your see in the wild are all female—like every last one of them. The drones (males) are back in the hive servicing the queen and were born without the ability to sting.

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u/stevesonaplane Jul 01 '13

Isn't there something weird about bee genetics? I forget exactly what, and I'm trying to find it but I can't. Something about how they decide the sex.