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News tagged with waggle dance
Honeybees' waggle dance no longer useful in some cultivated landscapes
For bees and other social insects, being able to exchange information is vital for the success of their colony. One way honeybees do this is through their waggle dance, which is a unique pattern of behavior, which probably ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 25, 2019
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Unlocking secrets of the honeybee dance language—bees learn and culturally transmit their communication skills
The Greek historian Herodotus reported over 2,000 years ago on a misguided forbidden experiment in which two children were prevented from hearing human speech so that a king could discover the true, unlearned language of ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 11, 2023
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Help, bees have colonized the walls of my house! Why are they there and what should I do?
Have you spotted a swarm of flying insects emerging from a wall? Or noticed a buzzing noise coming from inside the house?
Ecology
Jun 9, 2023
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Size matters for bee 'superorganism' colonies
Scientists have carefully studied the intricacies of how individual organisms live and act together in groups known as biological collectives. In "superorganisms" such as bee colonies, the interactions of the individual members ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2021
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Honeybee dance dialects
After more than 70 years, a great mystery of zoology has been solved: Honeybees actually use different dance dialects in their waggle dance. Which dialect has developed during evolution is related to the radius of action ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 4, 2020
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Complex learned social behavior discovered in bee's 'waggle dance'
Passing down shared knowledge from one generation to the next is a hallmark of culture and allows animals to rapidly adapt to a changing environment.
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2023
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Bees prioritize their unique waggle dance to find flowers
Researchers at Royal Holloway have developed a method to track bee-to-bee communication in honeybee hives, showing how bees have many means to learn from their nest mates about the best flowers to visit, but it is their unique ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 10, 2020
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The secret life of bee signals can communicate colony health
Honeybees have a complex communication system. Between buzzes and body movements, they can direct hive mates to food sources, signal danger, and prepare for swarming—all indicators of colony health. And now, researchers ...
Plants & Animals
May 4, 2021
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Some bees are born curious while others are more single-minded
When you try to pick a restaurant with a group of friends, how do you decide? Your curious friend wants to try the new place, while your focused friend wants to go to the old faithful. One friend is insistent, while the other ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 6, 2020
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