働き蜂

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 働き蜂 combines 働き and 蜂 and is read はたらきばち.
• Basic usage: It refers to worker bees in a colony, for example when describing them visiting flowers or entering and leaving the hive.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A reading change in the compound
  • 蜂 is read はち on its own but becomes ばち in 働き蜂.