Page 43 - The Miracle of the Honeybee

Harun Yahya 41

When the hive is
attacked, the guard
bees immediately
release a chemical
substance, or
pheromone. This
pheromone and the
tense posture of
the bees set the
whole hive in mo-
tion. The workers
defend the hive at
the cost of their
own lives.

When an outsider appears at the entrance to the hive, the sentries im-
mediately display a forceful reaction, using their stings against any crea-
ture perceived as being from outside the hive. Right after the guard bees’
initial intervention, other bees in the hive then generally join in the attack.
The signal which initiates a general attack by worker bees in the hive is
a chemical substance (pheromone) given off by the stings of the sentries
attacking the outsider. In some cases, in addition to the release of the
pheromones that initiate the attack, the characteristic posture and behav-
ior of the restless bees also represent an alarm signal to the other bees in
the hive. Following the dispersion of the alarm chemicals, hundreds of
bees swarm to the hive’s entrance. The stronger the pheromone released

by the guard bees, the greater the excitement and aggression of the oth-
ers. 26
These particular pheromones play a most important role in communi-
cation among bees, and have been used ever since the first bees appeared
on Earth. Bees produce and release these chemicals with special features
created for them in their bodies by God, and thus are able to maintain
communications.

Adnan Oktar