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Hi there, I'm not a beekeeper, but writing a book involving bees. Hoping someone can answer a question for me: when a larva sheds its skin, do worker bees clean it out of the cell shortly after, or does it remain until the larva is fully grown and cleans its own cell?
And could you describe what the shed skin looks like? Is it a visible casing, retaining some of the larva's shape, or does it just kind of... peel off into scraps?
Many thanks!
And could you describe what the shed skin looks like? Is it a visible casing, retaining some of the larva's shape, or does it just kind of... peel off into scraps?
Many thanks!