> I have read in a couple of books and believe to have seen it that emerging
bees may sometimes be small but they all feed on pollen and continue to grow
to average size.

We were told in years gone by by the experts here in Australia that bees do
not get bigger after they are born. The reason given is that the bee has a
exo-skeleton meaning that its skeleton is on the outside and any body mass
is put on or lost inside that skeleton.  Humans however can put flesh on
over their skeleton.  Some of us are prime examples.

Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA

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