
1) Western honey bee behavior
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Nuptial flight is an important phase in the reproduction of most ant, termite, and some bee species. During the flight, virgin queens mate with males and then land to start a new colony, or, in the case of honey bees, continue the succession of an existing hived colony. == Before the flight == A mature ant colony seasonally produces winged virgin ...
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(from the article `evolution`) Queen bees produce some eggs that remain unfertilized and develop into males, or drones, having a mother but no father. Their main role is to engage ... ...attracted to it and fly out of the nest. They are weak fliers and, unless carried by the wind, descend within several hundred metres of the ... [2 r...
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/63

the mating flight of some insects such as social bees and ants.
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