Worker bees are infertile females. They secrete the wax used to build the honeycombs and are also in charge of cleaning and maintaining the hive, raising the larvae, controlling the honeycomb and
collects nectar and pollen. In worker bees, the ovipositor has been modified in a stinger
which is used to inject poison produced by the abdominal glands; They can nail it to an enemy to defend themselves, but the bees die soon after nailing their stinger in the form of steel, which
Avoid removal, as the gland is attached to it and tears when trying to remove it.
PD: I am allergic to this species.
Photo: Astrid Herrera
Date: 23 / 07 / 2020