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[–] Gsus4@feddit.nl 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Damn, bees only live 45 days? Ants last 4 years...i did not expect that :/

PS: turns out wasps have an even shorter life expectancy: 12-22 days :p

[–] tyrefyre@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

Depends when they are born. Spring and summer bees only live 6-8 weeks. But fall and winter born bees live about 6 months.

[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

turns out wasps have an even shorter life expectancy: 12-22 days :p

not god damn short enough

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I'm doing all I can

[–] ursakhiin@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Wasps running hot explains so much about why they are such dicks.

"You think you got problems? I was born last week and I'm having a mid life crisis right now!"

[–] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

The only silver lining.

[–] nautilus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

more bee facts please and thank you

[–] Gsus4@feddit.nl 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

bees communicate geometric information by dancing (aka jiggling their butts) C:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7ijI-g4jHg

more detailed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-ozxpIrdI

[–] JamesStallion@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago

Bees get drafted at 18

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago

Wow, bees live a lot like us humans, right up to the middle age “well, I guess I’m going to work until I die” mentality.

[–] loomi@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

This is only the life of female bees laid by a fertilized queen.

The male drones and and queen have a different lifecycle