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The Waggle Dance: Honeybee Communication at its Finest
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Honeybees dance to communicate: The waggle dance is one of the most sophisticated forms of non-verbal communication in the animal kingdom. When a forager bee finds a rich source of nectar or pollen, she returns to the hive and performs this dance on the vertical comb inside. Figure-eight pattern: The dance includes two loops with a straight “waggle run” in between. Waggle run: While wagging her abdomen, the bee moves in a straight line. The angle of this run, relative to gravity, corresponds to the direction of the food source relative to the sun outside the hive. Duration and intensity:
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