I've seen red, blue, and green/yellow eyed drones. The hives always seem to be fine. I would assume just random mutations. Red however is extremly rare. I have found only one hive with those. I brought them home to photograph, but they died before I made it back. It's interesting that after they die the color fades to black, so I was unable to get their picture. Does anyone know why the color would disappear within an hour of death? Robert Williamson www.texasdrone.com