I am currently writing my thesis on honeybee morphology and related aspects. I have found a large intracolonial variance of honeybee size which could be explained to comb age. There is a correlation of honeybee size and comb age whereby the cell size decreases with age (cocoon build-up). I would like to know if anyone knows of any citable references to prove this phenomenon or has experience/suggestions about it. Thanks in advance Gavin +-----------------------------------+ | I walked in through the open door | | couldn't believe what I saw | | They were all around me | | Epeleptics to a banjo melody. | | GAVIN JOHNSTON | | [log in to unmask] | +-----------------------------------+