Errors in comb building behaviour in Apis cerana cerana that result in entrapped workers

Self-organization of comb building behaviour is an instinct of honeybees. Here we report a case in which honeybee workers show a disorder in comb building behaviour, which results in some workers becoming embedded in newly constructed combs during comb construction. This observation is a prime example how simple signals and cues can trigger a behaviour, even when it is obviously a mistake to start comb building while the wax is still at another worker's body.