Hi Isis, > So far as I know, nobody has ever proven that this has taken place anywhere. > It is explained in some antique books. > Environmental effects cannot be directly inherited. > Unless the affect of the effect is selected and breed for which has been done for comb building, bee size, varroa tolerance, and local conditions, etc. > (Remember Lamark?) > A much misunderstood individual and one of the distant past. The affects of enlarged bees is more contemporary. . .. Keith Malone, Chugiak, Alaska USA, http://www.cer.org/, c(((([ , Apiarian, http://takeoff.to/alaskahoney/, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/akbeekeepers/ , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Norlandbeekeepers/ , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ApiarianBreedersGuild/ -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---