The diagram below shows a life cycle of a honey bee. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The diagram illustrates the development of honey
bees
from eggs
to maturity. Overall
, the cycle includes 5 main stages, beginning with spawning and lasting 34 to 36 days
.
Honey bees
start their lives as eggs
. To begin
with, female bees
usually lay one to two eggs
every three days
. The eggs
remain unhatched until the next 9 to 10 days
, when the first form of bee, normally called “nymph” appears. Nymphs usually shed their skin and wings thrice during the growing stage. The first moult occurs 5 days
after the bees
are hatched. Following
this
, the second takes place a week after the first one and the last
happens during the subsequent 9 days
.
At the end
of this
stage, the nymphs will have grown significantly, turning into young adult bees
. The bees
have also
attained the stripe patterns on their back which represents their species. It takes another 4 days
until young bees
become fully grown, which are much bigger and more representative. The female bees
of the swarm will continue to lay eggs
and the cycle starts over again.Submitted by tranbaongoc231007 on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words bees, eggs, days with synonyms.
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