drone; male bee
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drone; male honeybee
In entomology and beekeeping, specifically refers to male honeybees that develop from unfertilized eggs (haploid). Drones are larger than worker bees but smaller than the queen, have round heads, possess no stinger, and are expelled from the hive by worker bees after mating with the queen.
Xióng雄
fēng蜂
shì是
yóu由
wèi未
shòu受
jīng精
de的
luǎn卵
zǐ子
fā发
yù育
ér而
chéng成
de的
。
Drones develop from unfertilized eggs.
Hé和
mǔ母
fēng蜂
jiāo交
pèi配
hòu后
，
xióng雄
fēng蜂
jí即
bèi被
gōng工
fēng蜂
gǎn赶
chū出
fēng蜂
cháo巢
。
After mating with the queen, drones are immediately expelled from the hive by worker bees.
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Xióng雄
fēng蜂
méi没
yǒu有
dú毒
cì刺
，
bù不
néng能
zhē蜇
rén人
。
Drones have no stinger and cannot sting.
Yǎng养
fēng蜂
rén人
kě可
yǐ以
tōng通
guò过
xióng雄
fēng蜂
de的
yuán圆
xíng形
tóu头
bù部
lái来
shí识
bié别
tā它
men们
。
Beekeepers can identify drones by their round heads.