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A drone is a male bee, wasp, or hornet whose primary role is to reproduce with a queen. Drones matter because they are essential for the continuation of these insect colonies and species.
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Within Vinony's link graph, drone is referenced by 149 other articles, and connects out to meiosis, ploidy and queen bee.
Vinony files it under Beekeeping, Bees and Insect reproduction.
Its subject is documented across 52 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- Vespinae
- Gender
- male organism
- Image
- Drone bee (32-image macro stack).jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
Drone bee A drone is a male honey bee. Unlike the female worker bee, a drone has no stinger. It does not gather nectar or pollen and cannot feed without assistance from worker bees. Its only role is to mate with a maiden queen in nuptial flight, and often dies after doing so.
Genetics
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