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In reply to the discussion: Scientists examine why men even exist [View all]bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)28. All worker bees are female
The male bees are drones; their function is to fuck the queen. After they serve that purpose they are pushed out of the hive and left to die.
I guess that is fair. The worker bees take all the risks and do all the work. The drones get to get laid, but then they are disposed of.
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I moved out to the country when I got married. The women out here do so much on their own --
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2015
#50
"the males of a species often contribute nothing but genetic material to the mix" < With that logic
jtuck004
May 2015
#23
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jtuck004
May 2015
#41
In typical plants, reproduction is sexual, but not selective, and the individuals are hermaphroditic
muriel_volestrangler
May 2015
#25
Most male insects in the Hymenoptera order, such as honey bees, DIE after the sexual act.
MohRokTah
May 2015
#30
What. A. Fucking. Waste. How about examining a cure for cancer? AIDS? A way to sequester CO2?
cherokeeprogressive
May 2015
#34