Stop Signal for Bees
February 12, 2010
Honey bees that encounter peril while foraging warn their hive mates with a stop signal. The signal: a buzz and a head butt, stops waggle dancers from recruiting workers to locations that have become dangerous. Credit: UC San Diego
Topics:
Environment, Plant reproduction, Zoology, Beekeeping, Bee, Honey bee, Worker bee, Waggle dance, Entomology, Livestock, Animal communication, Pollinators, Biology