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The clue is in the single pair of wings, the large eyes that cover almost its entire head and the lack of a waist .. compare it with a picture of a queen bee and it becomes obvious.
Except the picture shows two pairs of wings and a waist. Admittedly, the eyes don't look quite right and there are no antennae.The clue is in the single pair of wings, the large eyes that cover almost its entire head and the lack of a waist .. compare it with a picture of a queen bee and it becomes obvious.
Which means it is more likely to be a drone. Lots of hair on the thorax (I've never come across newly emerged queens with that much hair on the thorax), eyes of a drone not a queen. Admittedly you cannot see antennae nor legs. Hair removed from abdomen. If it was a queen, then the abdomen is more worker like than a queen. Larva more than 2 days old drawn out to be a queen with more worker characteristics.Except the picture shows two pairs of wings and a waist. Admittedly, the eyes don't look quite right and there are no antennae.
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