Then the old queen and a great number of the working bees leave the hive.
这时, 老蜂后就会带领一群工蜂离开这个蜂窝。
英国学生科学读本
In these two baskets the working bee stores up the pollen, or yellow grains like dust, which it gets from the flowers.
工蜂将那些从花朵中采集的花粉(粉末状的黄色微粒)储存在这两个“篮子”里面。
英国学生科学读本
The larva is fed by the working bees, and in a few days it makes for itself a hard skin, and is called a pupa.
工蜂负责给幼虫喂食。几天之后, 它们便会长出坚硬的皮肤, 这就是蛹。
英语百科
Communal work
Communal work is when a gathering takes place to accomplish a task or to hold a competition. A number of cultures have such gatherings, often for the purpose of holding a competition, as in a spelling bee, or for providing manual labour, as in a barn raising.