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How do bees self-organise?

Simplifying Complexity

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The Importance of Knowing the Queen's Pheromones

Knowing the queen's pheromones is important because that guides what the hive does. They can use them to detect the age of an individual, whether they're from the same hive or are foreigners who try to intrude into the hive. The bees also use this really for a broad range of communication contexts.

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