Ten > Life CYcle of Honeybee
Asked by Atith Adhikari · 2 years ago

Drone dies after mating. Why?

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Arpit Sundas Arpit Sundas · 1 year ago
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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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