A waggle dance consists of one to 100 or more circuits, each of which consists of two phases: the waggle phase and the return phase. A worker bee's waggle dance involves running through a small figure-eight pattern: … See more

The dance language vs. the waggle dance
As defined by von Frisch, Tanzsprache (German for 'dance language') is the information about direction, distance, and quality of a resource (such as food or nesting sites) contained within the waggle dance. There is … See more

In line with recent work in swarm intelligence research involving optimization algorithms inspired by the behavior of social insects (including bees, ants and termites), and vertebrates such as fish and birds, there has recently been research on using … See more

• Gould JL (August 1975). "Honey bee recruitment: the dance-language controversy". Science. 189 (4204): 685–93. See more

Honeybees accumulate an electric charge during flying and when their body parts are moved or rubbed together. Bees emit constant and … See more

Ancestors to modern honeybees most likely performed excitatory movements to encourage other nest-mates to forage. These excitatory … See more

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