queen bee
Colony's fertile female
A queen bee is the sole reproductive female in a honeybee colony, larger than workers and responsible for laying eggs.
Figuratively, a queen bee is a woman who dominates a social group, often one who enjoys her status and may undermine potential rivals: She was the queen bee of her sorority.
The term usually carries a note of criticism.
Dependent territorial settlement
- swarmMass of moving insects
- apiaryHive-keeping grounds
- honeycombWax matrix of hexagons
- broodHatchlings as a group
drone · beekeeper · frames · supers · smoker · propolis · beeswax · wax
Reproducing via external ova
- ovipositionDepositing eggs externally
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- royal jellyWorker bee secretion for larvae
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
pheromones · brood · swarming · genetics · progeny · life cycle · retinue · attendants
Female family leader
- alpha femaleDominant woman in group
- leaderOne who guides others
- bossWorkplace superior
- divaCelebrated female vocalist
socialite · clique · mean girl · top dog · head honcho · ringleader · social hierarchy · influencer
colony
Dependent territorial settlement
brood · drone · beekeeper · frames · supers · smoker · propolis · beeswax · wax · comb
egg-laying
Reproducing via external ova
- ovipositionDepositing eggs externally
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- royal jellyWorker bee secretion for larvae
fertilization · pheromones · brood · swarming · genetics · progeny · life cycle · retinue · attendants
matriarch
Female family leader
- alpha femaleDominant woman in group
- leaderOne who guides others
- bossWorkplace superior
diva · socialite · clique · mean girl · top dog · head honcho · ringleader · social hierarchy · influencer · trendsetter
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- majestyImpressive supreme dignity
reign · sovereign · empress · princess · tiara · royalty · nobility · dynasty · coronation · palace
- beeshoneybee, bumblebee, honeybees, bumblebees, drones
- Stinging Insectsant, wasp, hornet, bumblebee, honeybee
- beekeepingbeekeeping, apiculture, hive, apiary, apiaries
- bee swarming
- insect castesworker ant, soldier ant, worker, drones, soldier
- bugsbeetle, cricket, bug, firefly, cockroach
queen beesocial outcast
Rejected, excluded individual
wallflower · outcast · follower · nobody · outsider
queen, bee, beehive, bees, queens, queenly, queenliness, queendom, queenless