11 Of The Most Bizarre Animal Mating Behaviours In The World

Preference For Orgies

The sole responsibility of male bees is to copulate with the queen. These males know when the queen is ready to have sex because she flies into a crowded area that is full of male drones who want to mate with her. While mating, each male bee has a special moment with the queen bee in mid-air. Afterwards, he falls to the ground and dies. Even if there are thousands of drones, the queen bee has sex with only approximately twelve to fourteen male bees. A queen bee's body is capable of storing the sperm for the rest of her life and using it only when it is needed to fertilize eggs. As a result, a queen bee can decide never to mate again, if she so chooses.