Bees are evolving into soldier classes.

A Tetragonisca angustula wax entrance to a natural nest in a wall cavity near Ribeirao Preto in Sao Paulo state, Brazil.

Standing guards are on the wax entrance tube and hovering guards face the flight corridor leading to the entrance. Foragers returning with pollen loads and waste removing bees can be seen.

 



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