• MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
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    13 hours ago

    I’m not sure whether you are making a joke?

    The vast majority of bees, wasps, ants and any other hive insects you’ll see, are infertile drones. With each hive housing only a single female individual capable of sexual reproduction, which does not leave the hive after it forms.

    Fertile males only exist for a short time during swarming season, and they do die after doing their thing.

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      11 hours ago

      Not wasps. The majority of wasps you’ll see are fertile.

      Also, insect hives can house several fertile females. Some exist around a single queen, but they are an exception, not the norm.