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minus-squarestray@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 hours agoOh, I see. I thought they communicated much more complex information than that, but it’s very practical for simple directions with no further details.
minus-squareLvxferre [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours agoYup - as far as we know the dance conveys three pieces of info, about a food source: direction - by the direction of the waggling distance - by the duration of the waggling benefit - by how frequently they do it (based on the resources and potential predators) They also release some pheromones while dancing, but I think that’s just to warn other bees “hey, someone is dancing in the hive”.
Oh, I see. I thought they communicated much more complex information than that, but it’s very practical for simple directions with no further details.
Yup - as far as we know the dance conveys three pieces of info, about a food source:
They also release some pheromones while dancing, but I think that’s just to warn other bees “hey, someone is dancing in the hive”.