Talk:Honey Bee/@comment-29325824-20170923170949/@comment-29325824-20170923195032

I forgot about the Dryads, but you seem to be mixing Honey Bees with Giant Ants. It's the latter that are dilligent workers loyal to their colony. There's not really much to suggest that Honey Bees work that hard if they or their husband can help it. Sure, it says that they work in the day and have sex at night, but it's not like they're described as hard and dilligent workers.

Besides, their job seems to consist exclusively of bringing back food, which I suppose considering the size of the hive, wouldn't be hindered with a single one missing. But I suppose if they are hard workers, and having a husband on the outside helps procuring food for the hive, then maybe they can live somewhere else as long as they regularly return to their jobs. Though it would be nicer if she could be with her hubby all the time.

Also, even if the workers cannot reproduce (although I have a feeling that, like Giant Ants, they can awaken that potential) I don't see how that stops them from leaving the hive. Wether they live inside of it or outside of it, either way they cannot produce offspring for their husbands and help in continueing their species.

In fact, if they're anything like the Giant Ants or Large Mice in that regard, then wouldn't an isolated one have a much bigger chance of becoming fertile?

I'm curious for your opinions on this.