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Guard bees protect the hive, stinging intruders and emitting a pheromone to warn bees inside the hive of impending danger.  1, record 1, English, - guard%20bee

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Abeille ouvrière qui garde l'entrée de la ruche et la protège des prédateurs […]  1, record 1, French, - abeille%20de%20garde

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Each colony includes three classes of honeybees: (1) the "queen," which lays eggs; (2) the "workers," which gather food and care for the young; and (3) the "drone" which fertilizes the queen.  4, record 2, English, - worker

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The workers do all the chores in a honeybee colony except lay eggs. All workers are females, like the queen, but they are smaller than the queen.  4, record 2, English, - worker

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worker bee: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.  5, record 2, English, - worker

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

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Pendant la belle saison, on trouve trois sortes d’individus (ou castes). Les plus nombreux sont les «ouvrières», femelles stériles, qui assurent l’entretien de la ruche, la nutrition de tous ses occupants, larves notamment, et la construction des rayons.  4, record 2, French, - ouvri%C3%A8re

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ouvrière : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.  5, record 2, French, - ouvri%C3%A8re

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Hembra estéril de los himenópteros sociales, que desempeña los diversos trabajos de mantenimiento de la ecología.  3, record 2, Spanish, - obrera

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A sharp-pointed organ in certain insects and other animals (e.g. bees, wasps, scorpions) capable of inflicting a painful or dangerous wound.  2, record 3, English, - sting

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The sting of the worker bee is barbed so that once used, it cannot be pulled out of the skin of its victim. //After stinging, the bee pulls away from its victim, leaving the sting in the skin with the poison sac attached, its muscles still pumping poison into the puncture. The worker bee soon dies as a result of the loss of vital parts that remain with the sting.  3, record 3, English, - sting

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

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Dard effilé et rétractile, portant généralement une glande à venin, à l’extrémité de l’abdomen de certains hyménoptères (guêpe, abeille).  2, record 3, French, - aiguillon

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Les femelles disposent, sous le dernier anneau, d’un aiguillon servant à percer le tégument d’autres animaux et à y injecter un venin. Chez l'abeille commune ouvrière, cet aiguillon, barbelé, reste fixé dans la blessure qu'il provoque, et l'insecte, mutilé, meurt.  3, record 3, French, - aiguillon

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Órgano vulnerante de muchos animales.  1, record 3, Spanish, - aguij%C3%B3n