Honey Bees Warn Of Danger With 'Stop Sign' Signal

A series of experiments on honey bees foraging for food has revealed that the bees warn their nest mates about dangers they encounter while feeding with a special signal that is akin to a 'stop sign' for bees. The bees were attacked by nearby colonies while fighting for food at an experimental feeder and produced a specific signal to stop nest mates who were recruiting others for this dangerous location. Honey bees use a waggle dance to communicate the location of food and other resources. Attacked bees directed "stop" signals at nest mates waggle dancing for the dangerous location. read more

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