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Social organisms. Toni, Sona, Sarita. Classification of the honey bees. Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Apidae Genus: Apis Species: Apis mellifera Common name: Honey Bee. Honeybees ( Apis mellifera ). Eusocial animals Live in colonies . Queen. Function: to produce eggs
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Social organisms Toni, Sona, Sarita
Classification of the honey bees • Class: Insecta • Order: Hymenoptera • Family: Apidae • Genus: Apis • Species: Apismellifera • Common name: Honey Bee
Honeybees (Apismellifera) • Eusocial animals • Live in colonies
Queen • Function: to produce eggs • Flies only to mate and swarm • Controls colony activity through scent • Mates with many drone males at one time and store sperm to be used through her life • Lays thousands of eggs • Cuts down on egg production if food supplies are scarce
Workers • All females, non-reproductive ones, diploid • Go through series of roles in order • Young bee • Nurse • Builder • Guard • Honeymaker • Life for around 30 -40 days • Feed queen and drones
Drones • Haploid males • Only function : mating • Mate in the air and die soon after
Communication of honey bees • Touch & vibration • Chemical exchange of pheromones • ‘waggle’ dance! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7ijI-g4jHg
Classification of the mole rats • Class: Mammalia • Order: Rodentia • Family: Bathyergidae • Genus: Heterocephalus • Species: Heterocephalusglaber • Common name: Naked mole rat • Eusocial organism!
Queen • Live from 13-18 years • Hostile to other females behaving like queens • Function: breed with males • Other females in the colony: temporarily sterile
Workers • Smaller workers • Acquire food • Maintain tunnels • Larger workers • Protect the colony from the outsiders • Sterile
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