After more than 10 years of searching, researchers have identified a compound produced by the senior workers in a honeybee colony that prolongs the time that teenage bees stay home babysitting.
FEEDING CIRCLE. Several honeybees touch mouthparts in typical food sharing, possibly passing along chemical signals, such as a pheromone that guides the division of labor.
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