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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: Rich V on February 17, 2005, 10:46:48 am

Title: Drones ????
Post by: Rich V on February 17, 2005, 10:46:48 am

I understand the reason a drone has no father. Will someone explain to me how he has a Grandfather.

Rich V.

Title: Drones ????
Post by: Kris^ on February 17, 2005, 11:04:01 am

The Queen that laid him had a father.

-- Kris

Title: Re: Drones ????
Post by: Finman on February 17, 2005, 11:26:08 am

Quote from: Rich V

I understand the reason a drone has no father. Will someone explain to me how he has a Grandfather.

Rich V.

Really clever!

Title: Drones ????
Post by: Robo on February 17, 2005, 11:59:23 am

a grandfather vs. grandfathers

Title: Drones
Post by: latebee on February 17, 2005, 08:26:40 pm

The queen had a father, but she lays an unfertilzed egg (fatherless) which results in a drone. I guess you could interpret this as asexual reproduction, worms do this as well as some other species of insects.      only the female of this species needs a male to replicate. Also to further complicate this workers can also produce drones and they never mate,but now I am told some laying workers can produce females also--- a little confusing huh? I thought so. :? Of couse you are joking.



Good to see you return Finman.