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, Beekeeping, Plant reproduction, Zoology, Animal communication, Waggle dance, Honey bee, Worker bee, Bee, Entomology, Pollinators, Livestock, Biology
