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Offline van from Arkansas

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Pic of drone, note the white eyes.
« on: April 10, 2019, 02:03:20 pm »
I thought I discovered a drone with white eyes.  After scoping, the white material is cocoon that was not yet removed by the nurse bees.  Bottom pic is jpeg, you are welcome to use.





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Re: Pic of drone, note the white eyes.
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2019, 03:59:21 pm »
I once had a drone with bright neon-yellow eyes. After two weeks he was still around.
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Offline van from Arkansas

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Re: Pic of drone, note the white eyes.
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2019, 04:16:40 pm »
Mr Forest, those eyes are called chartreuse eyes.  Very rare, the eyes shine under a black light.
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Re: Pic of drone, note the white eyes.
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2019, 05:39:21 pm »
There are drones with white eyes.  They are not able to fly out to the DCA and do their job...
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Offline van from Arkansas

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Re: Pic of drone, note the white eyes.
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2019, 06:50:03 pm »
Is the true white eyed blind?
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Re: Pic of drone, note the white eyes.
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2019, 08:31:19 pm »
I have heard of white eyed drones but never seen one. As MB points out, it's a lethal mutation.
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Re: Pic of drone, note the white eyes.
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2019, 09:10:55 am »
>Is the true white eyed blind?

From what I've read, that's my understanding.
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