HONEYBEES: On average, worker bees spend around 10 hours per day, six days per week collecting nectar from flowers to make honey, and pollen to feed their young. They must also work constantly to maintain their hive temperature.
HEY kids! In honour of Workers’ Day, we are going to look at some of earth’s most hard-working creatures. After all, it’s doubtful that humans would be able to keep up with these hard workers, so they should be given due credit.
SALMON: Poor motherly salmon fish – they really sacrifice their lives for their babies. These fish work so hard to travel to their birthplace when it’s time to lay eggs – they must often jump upstream or up waterfalls to get there. They are so exhausted by the time they spawn their eggs, they pass away. Rest in peace, dear salmon moms.
BEAVERS: Known as nature’s architects, beavers cut down and transport thousands of tree trunks and branches to create dams, canals and/or lodges. These calm, deep pools of water protect them against predators, whilst also easing the transportation of food and building materials to their homes.
HUMMINGBIRDS: It takes a lot of hard work to be able to flap its wings 50 times per second. The hummingbird must constantly feed to maintain its energy levels to be able to fly. The moms work especially hard, as they must build complex nests for their ever-growing babies, without the help of their father.
ANTS: To carry objects weighing 50 times more than them, you can imagine how hard an ant must work. Ants often work in teams to perform different tasks for the colony, and are even divided into complex societies. There’s no rest even for the queen, as she must constantly lay eggs until she dies.
