The diagram below shows the life cycle of the honey bee. Write a report for a university, lecturer describing the information shown below. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The given diagram illustrates the different stages of development of the honey bee during its life

cycle

which takes approximately five weeks. From an

overall

perspective, it is evident that there are five primary stages shown in the process, from egg to mature insect.

In addition

, the complete life

cycle

lasts between 34 and 36

days

. The life period of the honey bee begins when the female adult lays an egg, and it lays one or two eggs every three

days

. Between 9 and 10

days

later, each hatch, and the immature insect, or nymph, appears. During the third stage of the process, the nymph grows in size and sheds its skin three times.

This

moulting first takes place 5

days

after the egg hatches,

then

after one week, and again another 9

days

later. Next,after a total of 30 to 31

days

from the start of the

cycle

, the young adult honey bee emerges from its final moulting stage. After 4

days

, it reaches full maturity and the

cycle

starts over again.