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>The cell size also then influences the flight of the honeybee and its
speed, through changes in aerodynamics relative to the density of the bees
body and veining of their wings for flight with added suttle changes of
width and length

I’ve been partially following some of the discussion, but I’m afraid I
don’t quite know what this means. A smaller bee would have a smaller body
and smaller wings. A larger bee would have a larger body with larger wings.
Wouldn’t the wing load per unit area be the same? Does changing the size of
a bee somehow change it’s relative density? Is a large cow somehow more
dense than a small cow? Or am I being too simple-minded in looking at it
this way?

Regards,
Dick

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