hive queen
Bee colony ruler
A hive queen is the reproductive female at the center of a bee colony, responsible for laying eggs and maintaining social cohesion through pheromones.
The term extends to science fiction and fantasy, where hive queens often control insectoid species through telepathic or biological links: The hive queen commanded her drones to attack.
Figuratively, a hive queen is any woman who dominates a group or organization.
- beeStinging nectar gatherer
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- swarmMass of moving insects
- swarm intelligenceDecentralized group decision-making
- honeycombWax matrix of hexagons
royal · matriarch · brood · larvae · egg laying · pheromone · buzzing · nest · apiary · fertile · throne · insect · eggs · hexagon · wax · royal jelly · sting · killer bees
- Matriarchsmatriarch, grandmother, grandma, granny, great-grandmother
hive queenworker bee
Sterile female hive member
worker · drone · worker ant · soldier ant · forager
hive queenworker bee
Sterile female hive member
drone · servant · subordinate · minion · peon
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