The ancient Greeks knew that there was a class of bees, the drones, that are larger than the workers, although they disapproved of the drones' laziness because they could see that the drones just hang around the hive until the mating flight -- they're the males.
Os antigos gregos sabiam que havia uma classe de abelhas, os zangões, que são maiores do que as operárias. Embora desaprovassem a preguiça dos zangões porque observaram que eles apenas voavam em torno da colmeia até a hora do vôo nupcial; eles seriam os machos.