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Precision of the food-directional 'waggle dance' fluctuates with audience size and who's in attendance, study reveals

In recent years, scientists have carefully deciphered details of the honey bee "waggle dance," which is an advanced form of social communication in the animal kingdom. University of California San Diego biologists and their international colleagues recently unraveled how the dance conveys critical i...

Precision of the food-directional 'waggle dance' fluctuates with audience size and who's in attendance, study reveals
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In recent years, scientists have carefully deciphered details of the honey bee "waggle dance," which is an advanced form of social communication in the animal kingdom. University of California San Diego biologists and their international colleagues recently unraveled how the dance conveys critical information about food sources for the benefit of fellow hive inhabitants.

Originally published at Phys.org

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