With immense heatwaves rocking Europe, scientists are looking at developing new ways to cool them down and prevent deaths from heat exhaustion.ĭr Alison McAffee, a postdoctoral fellow at UBC’s Michael Smith Laboratories focusing on bee health, said: ‘When drones die from shock, they spontaneously ejaculate. To a casual onlooker it may look like the bee spontaneously exploded, but new research has shown there to be a bizarre sexual component to this final act.īees try to maintain a body temperature of 35☌, and if things get as hot as 42☌ then half of drones will die within six hours. When male worker bees are subjected to very high temperatures their bodies begin to convulse, which forces them to ejaculate their abdomen-sized penis-equivalent out of their body and die from the shock. Research reveals they can literally ejaculate themselves to death in extreme heat. ![]() ![]() One more thing to worry about in the heatwave we’re facing is the gruesome death of honey bees, who have been found to suffer a difficult fate when it gets too hot. ![]() Bee Hive Stock Photography by dwags 5 / 581 The drone among bees Stock Photo by Weisman 1 / 389 Honey Bees Stock Photo by dwags 3 / 442 Drone Stock Photography by Tsekhmister 1 / 22 big drone bee (male honey bee), close up Stock Photography by fotoscool 0 / 5 Drone bee on a yellow summer flower Stock Photography by Aviavlad 0 / 0 Drone bee on a yellow summer flower Stock Photography by Aviavlad 0 / 0 Bumble Bee Top and Side View Isolated on White Stock Photo by davidgn 6 / 583 Bee on white background Stock Photo by Voyagerix 5 / 98 Drone bee on a yellow summer flower Stock Photography by Aviavlad 0 / 0 "Birth" Drone Stock Photos by Weisman 2 / 28 bee frames Stock Photo by hoptrop 3 / 95 natural bee pollen Stock Photography by JPCPROD 2 / 32 Honey Bee Stock Photographs by podius 2 / 363 bee frames Pictures by hoptrop 1 / 121 Bee Hive honey Stock Photography by siamimages 1 / 11 Beekeeper working in apiary vector background Stock Photo by kstudija 2 / 168 bee frames Stock Photography by hoptrop 1 / 121 Honey bee Stock Photographs by Bepsimage 1 / 23 bee box 1 Stock Photos by hoptrop 2 / 156 bee frames Stock Images by hoptrop 1 / 106 bee frames Picture by hoptrop 1 / 91 Drone bee on a yellow flower Stock Image by Aviavlad 0 / 0 Bee pollen, ambrosia background Stock Photo by SeDmi 1 / 45 Bee Hive honey Stock Photography by siamimages 1 / 17 Honey bee Stock Photography by Bepsimage 2 / 22 Drone bee on a yellow flower Stock Image by Aviavlad 0 / 0 Bee accidents happen Stock Photographs by DeeBoldrick 3 / 660 Drone of bees Stock Photo by fpwing 1 / 3 Drone of bees Pictures by fpwing 1 / 0 bee box 7 Stock Photographs by hoptrop 1 / 160 Honey bees before the hive entrance Pictures by sellingpix 3 / 169 Beehive Stock Photography by Dole 5 / 1,785 Macro Bee Picture by Levydesign 3 / 119 Bee Hive honey Stock Photography by siamimages 1 / 13 small bee Pictures by Sergieiev 1 / 69 apis rodopica Stock Photography by hoptrop 4 / 194 Bees in beehive Stock Photography by kgtoh 4 / 784 Bee Stock Photos by Doxa 2 / 444 Honey Bee Swarm Stock Photo by searagen 2 / 300 Morning meeting Stock Photos by ELyrae 2 / 73 Bees behind work Stock Images by Weisman 2 / 59 honey backgroung Stock Photo by hoptrop 7 / 75 honey Stock Photo by hoptrop 7 / 265 Honeycomb or beehive on the big tree in forest Stock Photo by paktaotik 1 / 35 Male bee or drone, vintage engraving.A dead drone honeybee which suffered a sad fate (Picture: UBC Beekeeping / Emily Huxter)
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