Honey Bee: A sophisticated dancer

November 1, ,2023

The bees communicate continuously, inside and outside the nest.

Dance to communicate

The bee dance, which serves to recruit nest mates to flowers, water, or new nesting sites

Dance to make friends

Sender bee's mechanical signals are translated by a receiver bee into visual information for the flight along the new route.

Dance to fight

Signals by the flowers and, if needed, signaling by experienced bees ensure that the recruits find the advertised location.

Dance for signals

Unlike humans, they rely on body movements to inform their fellow mates about potential attacks or threats.

Dance to combat threats

Interacting with the nestmates helps the foragers to get an idea about the food storage.

Dance for foods