At WorkThese photos, which show a natural honeybee nest, add clarity to the way honeybees live in the wild. Here, worker bees construct new comb out of beeswax as others zoom into the woodpecker ...
Honey bees symmetrically organize nest contents, benefiting brood development and temperature control, consistent across species. Symmetry is everywhere and serves a myriad of purposes. Humans find ...
The evolutionary context of nest symmetry. Credit: Current Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.10.022 Images of honey bee combs, arranged to show the symmetry between the two sides of the comb.