Honey bees dance better for bigger audiences, reveals new research

A dancing honey bee (center) is surrounded by an audience of followers that carefully interpret the movements of the ultra-fast waggle dance. (Heather Broccard Bell via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Honey bees dance better for bigger audiences, reveals new research.

Honey bees dance better for bigger audiences, reveals new research

When honey bee foragers locate a food source, such as this lemonade berry sumac shrub (Rhus integrifolia), they return to the hive and communicate the source through the intricate details of the waggle dance. (Heather Broccard Bell via SWNS)

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