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honey bee drone pupa - Apis mellifera - male

honey bee drone pupa - Apis mellifera - Male
Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
August 5, 2014
most people dont get to see a honey bee drone pupa so here it is. removed from its cell.

here's a photo of another younger pupa with lighter eyes, still in the cell, but with the top opened: https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3909/14630317186_1bc4cb91c4_b.jpg

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honey bee drone pupa - Apis mellifera - male honey bee drone pupa - Apis mellifera - male honey bee drone pupa - Apis mellifera - male

Worker pupa
Here is worker posted for comparison:

I cannot see any distinguishing features. Perhaps others can. Such might be useful if one wished to start a new colony.

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