Graham,

>Now why has the application of Darwin's evolution theory not naturally
>breed this trait out of the honey bee as the smarter plan would be to keep
>several virgins alive until one is successfully mated.
>
I don't think the evolutionary hypothesis is a good model of the real
world.  However, those who do believe it is accurate could just say,
"Honeybees are still around so that is evidence that the system has had
a better success rate than failure rate.  Who knows what specific traits
will be most successful in the long run?"

Tom Elliott
Chugiak, AK

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