Interesting story in the news today... http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/10/science/bees-asexual-south-africa.html?_r=0 Study referenced in story can be found at: http://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1006097 "But in this particular bee, the workers lay eggs that self-fertilize and become female workers in their home colonies or the hives they invade." -Dr. Matthew Webster *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html