Scientists discover the hidden brain switch that assigns bees their jobs

ScienceDaily
Jul 22, 2026, 9:10 pm41 pts
Researchers found that specific brain circuits help decide which jobs bees perform as they age. When those circuits were switched off, older worker bees began caring for the queen again instead of carrying out their normal later-life duties. The findings reveal that a bee colony’s complex division of labor…

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