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👑 Introducing a New Queen Without Losing Her

Interactive 3D hive-introduction cage where adjusting candy-plug release timing and colony acceptance pheromone cues shows simulated worker bees shifting from aggression to acceptance.

Entomology & Insect Behaviour3DModerate60 FPS

A candy-plug queen cage hangs between two frames while colony workers gradually shift from hostile mobbing to calm acceptance as time, pheromone strength and colony temperament interact.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

Acceptance rises with days caged and queen pheromone quality, and falls with the receiving colony's baseline aggression. Releasing the queen before acceptance is high enough risks a visible balling event.

🎮 How to Use

Advance the days-caged slider to watch the candy plug erode and acceptance build, tune pheromone quality and colony aggression, then try an early "Release queen now" to see the consequences.

💡 Did You Know?

A standard candy plug takes worker bees roughly 2–4 days to chew through — a built-in delay that lets a colony recognise a new queen's scent before ever making direct contact with her.

⚙ Under the hood

Interactive 3D hive-introduction cage where adjusting candy-plug release timing and colony acceptance pheromone cues shows simulated worker bees shifting from aggression to acceptance.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install