Write a short note on the social life of honeybees.

Explanation

Honeybees are social and polymorphic insects. They are of three main types
Queen It is the fertile female. It is diploid as it develops from a fertilised egg. It feeds on royal jelly. It has well-developed ovary for laying eggs
Drone It is a fertile male. It is haploid as it develops from unfertilised egg by the process of parthenogenesis. It copulates with the queen.
Worker It is a sterile female. It is diploid. These are the workers of bee hives. Worker bees have some specific structure such as long proboscis to collect nectar, pollen basket to collect pollen, wax secreting glands in abdomen to secrete wax and powerful sting for defence