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Honestly, I'm more curious about the way that wasps evolved and what path that took. Especially since it seems like they have managed to adapt (in some cases) t
by rnd0 4y ago
Honestly, I'm more curious about the way that wasps evolved and what path that took. Especially since it seems like they have managed to adapt (in some cases) to living eusocially without sacrificing individual members.
- hackernewds 4y agoyou could have argue bees vastly outperform and outnumber wasps perhaps due to their evolutionary advantages
- mvidal01 4y agoI think the book The World of Bees by Charles D. Michener covers that subject. There's a pdf of that book on the net.
- dejj 4y agoThat, and why don't worker bees heal to continue working without stinger, instead of dying? Do bees ever heal? Is perhaps the cost of evolving a genetic apparatus for large-scale repairs higher than just birthing another individual in the comb?