> Why the assumption that the queen is being selective? Could it not be that a related queen is in fact less attractive to a closely related drone, taking the edge off his desire to pursue?
I don't recall anyone suggesting the queen is being selective, as how could she? But the idea that a drone would not be attracted to a sister queen, hmm. Knowing males, they would probably mate with anything that smells like a queen.
Pete
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