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What (who) is Abscond - definition

PROCESS BY WHICH A NEW HONEY BEE COLONY IS FORMED
Swarming (honeybee); Abscond; Absconding; Bee swarm; Bee swarming; Swarming in honeybees; Cast swarm
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Abscond         
·vi To hide, withdraw, or be concealed.
II. Abscond ·vt To Hide; to Conceal.
III. Abscond ·vi To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self;
- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor.
abscond         
(absconds, absconding, absconded)
1.
If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission. (FORMAL)
He was ordered to appear the following day, but absconded...
A dozen inmates have absconded from Forest Jail in the past year.
= run away
VERB: V, V from n
2.
If someone absconds with something, they leave and take it with them, although it does not belong to them. (FORMAL)
Unfortunately, his partners were crooks and absconded with the funds.
= run off
VERB: V with n
abscond         
v. (D; intr.) to abscond from; with (they absconded from the country with the funds)

Wikipedia

Swarming (honey bee)

Swarming is a honey bee colony's natural means of reproduction. In the process of swarming, a single colony splits into two or more distinct colonies.

Swarming is mainly a spring phenomenon, usually within a two- or three-week period depending on the locale, but occasional swarms can happen throughout the producing season. Secondary afterswarms, or cast swarms may happen. Cast swarms are usually smaller and are accompanied by a virgin queen. Sometimes a beehive will swarm in succession until it is almost totally depleted of workers.

One species of honey bee that participates in such swarming behavior is Apis cerana. The reproduction swarms of this species settle 20–30 m (66–98 ft) away from the natal nest for a few days and will then depart for a new nest site after getting information from scout bees. Scout bees search for suitable cavities in which to construct the swarm's home. Successful scouts will then come back and report the location of suitable nesting sites to the other bees. Apis mellifera participates in a similar swarming process.

Examples of use of Abscond
1. Critics pointed out that inmates could use their cars to abscond.
2. Several have absconded in the past and we say all now have the motivation to abscond.
3. He was the second of his group to abscond from a control order.
4. "The nature of open prisons means we can never guarantee that prisoners will not abscond.
5. Prisoners who abscond are almost by definition those most likely to threaten public safety.