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This single mother must learn quickly—or her colony won't survive
- May 18, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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Being a single mother of 20 is no joke, especially if the survival of a whole species depends on it. A queen bumblebee faces this very challenge when she lays her first eggs in the spring: She is utterly alone, with no worker bees to help.
Originally published at Phys.org