How animals choose their leaders, from brute force to democracy

In this National Geographic Article, Thomas Seeley, author of Honeybee Democracy was quoted regarding how the queen bee candidates fight to win to become queen.  However, the queen’s function isn’t really that of a leader.  “Her function is to be an egg layer “Other than being a skilled fighter, that’s all she does.”

To read the full article by National Geographic please click here.

 

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