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Older drone larvae in the comb. Worker bees have started sealing the cells with wax in preparation for pupation.

Eggs and young worker larvae in the brood nest, interspersed with cells filled with "bee bread"- a mix of honey and pollen that serves as food for older larvae.

A young drone on a comb full of developing drone brood.

Capped drone cells have a distinct, convex shape.

A young drone chews his way out of his cell.

A young drone emerges from pupation 24 days after the queen laid an egg in the cell.

A worker (left) offers liquid food to a hungry young drone before he emerges from his cell.

A freshly-laid worker egg at the bottom of the cell.

The egg of a worker honey bee.

Older drone larvae in the comb. Worker bees have started sealing the cells with wax in preparation for pupation.

Older drone larvae in the comb. Worker bees have started sealing the cells with wax in preparation for pupation.

Older drone larvae in the comb. Worker bees have started sealing the cells with wax in preparation for pupation.

Canon EOS 50D |

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Original size: 4752x3168 |

Current: 800x534 |

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Keywords: development metamorphosis brood bee larvae

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