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"Ball for warmth" doesn't explain the swarming of bees in warm weather (around a queen dividing the hive). But bees will also use the large cluster heat effect
by kbutler 7y ago
"Ball for warmth" doesn't explain the swarming of bees in warm weather (around a queen dividing the hive).
But bees will also use the large cluster heat effect to kill predatory hornets: https://www.livescience.com/19078-bee-ball-cooks-enemies.html https://www.livescience.com/19078-bee-ball-cooks-enemies.htm...
- yborg 7y agoI wonder how many generations of bees it took to evolve this tactic.