bees raise their body temperature using heat derived from…?
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A beehive is an enclosed structure in which some honey bee species of the genus live and raise their young. Natural beehives (typically referred to simply as "nests") are naturally occurring structures occupied by honey bee colonies, while domesticated honey bees live in man-made beehives, often in an apiary. These man-made structures are typically referred to as "beehives". Only species of the subgenus Apis live in hives, but only the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) and the eastern honey bee (Apis cerana) are domesticated by humans.
The beehive’s internal structure is a densely packed matrix of hexagonal cells made of beeswax, called a honeycomb. The bees use the cells to store food (honey and pollen), and to house the "brood" (eggs, larvae, and pupae).
Question by caitie: bees raise their body temperature using heat derived from…?
a)warm up exercises
b)futile metabolic cycles
c)reflectance basking
d)shivering
e)mobilisation of brown adipose tissue
choose one
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2 Responses to bees raise their body temperature using heat derived from…?
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d shivering. Some bees even use it as a defense. They surround and heat up so much they can kill predatory wasps.
jim z
June 4, 2011 at 3:50 am
Buzzing–Once I put a bee in the refrigerator for a few minutes, thinking it would sedate the cold-blooded insect, but it just buzzed and kept itself warm. Then I let it go, of course.
The First Dragon
June 4, 2011 at 3:53 am