Not sure what you mean by "looks like a worker" but let's discuss why workers are different than the queen. The queen is fed a superior diet (royal jelly) for the entire time from egg until her cell is capped for the metamorphosis stage. Workers are only fed royal jelly initially and then are fed honey and pollen. read more
Three different castes (worker, queen, and drone) make up the total population of a bee hive. Each has its own characteristics, roles, and responsibilities. Upon closer examination, the three types of bees even look a little different, and being able to distinguish one from the other is important (see Figure 2-5). read more