Amazing Time-Lapse: Bees Hatch Before Your Eyes | National Geographic

here is a B egg as it hatches into a

here is a B egg as it hatches into a larva those newly hatched larva swim

larva those newly hatched larva swim

larva those newly hatched larva swim around their cells feeding on a liquid

around their cells feeding on a liquid

around their cells feeding on a liquid food that nurse bees secrete for them

food that nurse bees secrete for them

food that nurse bees secrete for them then their head and their legs start to

then their head and their legs start to

then their head and their legs start to differentiate as they transform into

differentiate as they transform into

differentiate as they transform into pupae here’s that same few patient

pupae here’s that same few patient

pupae here’s that same few patient process seen from above with varroa

process seen from above with varroa

process seen from above with varroa mites running around in the cells next

mites running around in the cells next

mites running around in the cells next the tissue reorganizes in their body and

the tissue reorganizes in their body and

the tissue reorganizes in their body and the pigment slowly develops in their

the pigment slowly develops in their

the pigment slowly develops in their eyes the last step their skin shrivels

eyes the last step their skin shrivels

eyes the last step their skin shrivels up and they sprout hair