What explains the ability of honeybees to use heat to kill invading hornets?
A) Hornets prefer higher temperatures than honeybees.
B) Honeybees are more sensitive to high temperatures than hornets.
C) Honeybees can use evaporative cooling to reduce their body temperature.
D) Hornets are ectotherms but honeybees are endotherms.
E) Honeybees are better adapted to high temperatures than hornets.

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Honeybees can generate heat by vibrating their muscles, and they can survive higher temperatures than hornets, allowing them to kill hornets by overheating them.

What Explains the Ability of Honeybees to Use Heat to Kill