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A COLONY of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) deprived of its hive and combs behaves like a reproductive swarm and will cluster on any convenient support. When the queen is taken away from such an artificial swarm, the workers soon become restless and increasing numbers fly off until eventually the cluster breaks up altogether.
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BUTLER, C., CALLOW, R. & CHAPMAN, J. 9-Hydroxydec-trans-2-enoic Acid, a Pheromone Stabilizing Honeybee Swarms. Nature 201, 733 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/201733b0
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