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Dictionary » D » Drone DroneDrone 1. (Science: zoology) The male of bees, especially. Of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See honeybee. All with united force combine to drive The lazy drones from the laborious hive. (Dryden) 2. One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard. By living as a drone,to be an unprofitable and unworthy member of so noble and learned a society. (Burton) 3. That which gives out a grave or monotonous tone or dull sound; as: a drum. Halliwell. The part of the bagpipe containing the two lowest tubes, which always sound the key note and the fifth. 4. A humming or deep murmuring sound. The monotonous drone of the wheel. (Longfellow) 5. A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition. Origin: oe. Drane a dronebee, as. Dran; akin to os. Dran, OHG. Treno, g. Drohne, dan. Drone, cf. Gr. A kind of wasp, dial. Gr. Drone. Prob. Named fr. The droning sound. See drone. ![]()
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Results from our forumMarriage flight of honey bee(Queen)............She takes off from heive to remote flowers and her FANS(Drones).. Follow her. Only one Lucky Hero can reach her and mate with her. This is the only time when Queen mates with Drone in her life. :o Interestingly she stores these sperms in her Spermatheca ...
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The Fiber Disease... and yo mamma will be on it too. F.sticks, you suck rocks. Is this what happened to chandra Leevey? HUH?????? What about Monica and Bill? Was she a drone? You people are sick. I hope to God someone replies to this really fast because of a few reasons. One b/c I know some names of Co's that are behind ...
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PLZZ help with queen ant problem... ant there. But becareful before you search for the queen you are going to face the soldiers. :) the has wings and the size is bigger than the drone.
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PLZZ help with queen ant problem... to see the queen ant there. But becareful before you search for the queen you are going to face the soldiers. :) the has wings bigger than the drone.
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why do we yawn???... the dictionary yawn 1. To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate. "The lazy, yawning drone." "And while above he spends his breath, The yawning audience nod beneath." (Trumbull) 2. To open wide; to gape, as if to allow ...
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