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Dennis Murrell wrote:
> Hi Trevor and Everyone,
>>We were told in years gone by by the experts here in Australia that bees
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> not get bigger after they are born....
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> I have been told the same thing. But wonder if it is true. I often marked
> my breeder queens when queen rearing. Immediately after mating, most of
> the queens would be small in both the thorax and abdomen. A month later
> most of those runts could look pretty impressive. The paint spots would
> stay the same size(I think) but the thorax would be much larger.
Question for the experts. Is the exo-skeleton segmented or continuous?
If it is segmented, which I believe it is, that would allow for some
expansion or growth.
I would hate to be trapped with the same size waist, especially after
the wonderful Thanksgiving meal we had at our son's home. My
exo-skeleton would definitely become segmented.
Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine
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