Table 1. Overview of differences between queen and workers honeybees.

	Worker	Queen
Mass at emergence	81–151mg	178–292mg
Development egg->adult	16–24 days	14–17 days
Age	15–38 days (summer bees)140 days (winter bees)	1–3 years normally(up to 8 yrs in some cases)
Facets in compound eye	5,000–6,000	3,500
Placoid olfactory sensillae	2,700	1,600
Pollen basket	Yes	No
Wax glands	Yes	No
Spermatheca	Rudimentary	Large
Ovarioles	2–12	150–180
Sting barbs	Yes	Rudimentary
Mandibular glands	Large	Very large
Nasonov glands	Yes	No
Dance communication	Yes	No

Note: there is no intention of completeness; there are many more anatomical, neurobiological, and hormonal and behavioural differences between these castes [4],[17],[18],[25].