Editing Worker bee (section)

=== Guard bees ===
Guard bees will stand at the front of the hive entrance, defending it from any invaders such as [[wasp]]s. The number of guards varies from season to season and from species to species. Entrance size and daily traffic also play an integral role in the number of guard bees present.
Guard bees of the species ''[[Tetragonisca angustula]]''  and ''[[Schwarziana quadripunctata]]'' are examples of eusocial bees that have been observed hovering at their nest entrances, providing more protection against intruders.<ref name=Segers>{{cite journal|last1=Segers|first1=Francisca|title=Soldier production in a stingless bee depends on rearing location and nurse behavior|journal=Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology|date=17 January 2015|volume=69|issue=4|pages=613–623|doi=10.1007/s00265-015-1872-6|s2cid=18594915}}</ref><ref name=couvillon07>{{cite journal|last1=Couvillon|first1=M.J.|last2=Wenseleers|first2=T.|last3=Imperatriz-Fonseca|first3=L.|last4=Nogueira-Neto|first4=P.|last5=Ratnieks|first5=F.L.W. |year=2007|title=Comparative Study in Stingless Bees (Meliponini) Demonstrates that Nest Entrance Size Predicts Traffic and Defensivity |journal=Journal of Evolutionary Biology |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=194–201 |doi=10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01457.x |pmid=18021200|doi-access=free|url=https://lirias.kuleuven.be/bitstream/123456789/157544/1/couvillon_etal_jeb_2008_stingless%20bee%20nest%20entrances.pdf}}</ref>