Bees quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Why do bees build hexagonal cells for storing honey?

   Answer: Most efficient space usage

   Why: A kilo of wax costs bees roughly 7 to 9 kilos of honey; in 1999 Thomas Hales proved hexagons need the least wall of any equal-area tiling.

2. 2 Medium

   What is the largest species of bee in the world?

   Answer: Wallace's giant bee

   Why: Its wingspan reaches about 63 mm, it nests only inside living termite mounds in trees, and nobody photographed a live one until 2019.

3. 3 Hard

   What do bees use to grip smooth surfaces like glass?

   Answer: Arolia

   Why: Pulling a bee's claw tendon also swings its foot pad into place, and a thin liquid film between pad and surface gives the grip.

4. 4 Easy

   Where on their bodies do worker bees pack bright pellets of pollen?

   Answer: Hind legs

   Why: These leg cavities are officially called corbiculae and use specialized hairs to secure pollen pellets during flight.

5. 5 Medium

   How do Japanese honeybees kill predatory hornets that enter their hive?

   Answer: Cooking them with body heat

   Why: Hundreds of workers heat the ball to about 46 °C; with the carbon dioxide they exhale, the hornet dies while the bees survive up to 50 °C.

6. 6 Hard

   How do orchid bees achieve their vibrant metallic green color?

   Answer: Structural coloration

   Why: No green pigment is involved: nanoscale structure in the cuticle reflects the light, so the metallic sheen shifts with the viewing angle.