Waggle Dance Performed by a Sleep-deprived Bee
December 13, 2010
This movie spotlights one waggle dance by a forager that had been sleep-deprived the previous night. The average dance angle of this dance is superimposed over the dancer and variance around this angle indicates imprecision of signaling direction information.
Credit: Dr. Barrett Klein. Pupating.org.
Topics:
Neuroethology, Animal communication, Beekeeping, Waggle dance, Forage, Sleep, Entertainment Culture
