A male honey bee is called a drone, which is an apt name for a creature which exists for one purpose and that is to have sex with the queen. These drones then compete with each other, as the queen flies out in search of mates.
One drone amongst a competing swam, will make a move and latch on to the queen and insert his penis. Ejaculation is immediate and explosive, so much so, that the drone's penis ruptures, separating from the drone's body. The drone crashes to the ground to die and the penis stays embedded in the queen.
During this flight in search of sex partners, the queen mates with many drones, leaving a trail of dead bees behind her. Any drone who does not mate with the queen will be hounded from the hive, as drones exist only as sperm carriers and once the queen's mating is over, drones are not needed.
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California is a novel by American author Edan Lepucki - characters Frida and Cal flee Los Angeles to live in the wilderness of post-apocalyptic California.
