Ten > Life CYcle of Honeybee
Drone dies after mating. Why?
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Solution
Drone bees survive for about 2 months only.
When a drone successfully mates with a queen bee, he inserts his reproductive organ, known as the endophallus, into her body to transfer sperm.
Upon withdrawal, the endophallus is torn away from the drone's body, along with a portion of his abdomen. This traumatic event leads to the drone's death shortly after mating.
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