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Small bumblebee workers vital as colony insurance
Original: # theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 60. Larger female bumblebee workers are better at all tasks so why then ar
A bee expert's daily fact series explains why bumblebee colonies keep small workers even though larger females perform all tasks better. The answer: small workers are more resilient to starvation, acting as a kind of insurance policy for the colony in case of nectar shortage. The post is part of a daily series of basic bee facts.
Why now: Part of a popular daily bee-fact series, and the counterintuitive survival value of small workers is an engaging science tidbit
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