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Re: Bumblebee
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James Kilty <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 14 May 2003 22:41:27 +0100
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In message <000f01c3185a$74c38600$5390bc3e@oemcomputer>, Christine Gray
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>Even in nature, when colonies are some 1 km apart, drones meet up
>in assemblies and some may follow other drones back to strange hives.  Just
>surmising - I have no experimental evidence.
I heard of a marked drone being found 100 miles away from its parent
colony. I forget the source. From Plymouth (UK) I believe.
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