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| | WORKER INFO |
 | | Workers are the labor force of the colony, performing specialized duties based primarily on their age. |
 | | Although the pheromones produced by the queen are necessary to maintain the integrity of the hive, worker bees are thought to control the fate of the colony by their activities, such as governing where and how many eggs the queen lays, replacing a failing queen, or ensuring the production of drones. |
 | | Since the tip of her sting is heavily barbed, the worker bee normally loses her sting when she impales an enemy as she attacks in self-defense or in defense of the hive. |
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