Unlocking secrets of the honeybee dance language – bees learn and culturally transmit their communication skills
- Written by James C. Nieh, Associate Dean and Professor of Biology, University of California, San Diego
A honeybee is performing the waggle dance in the center of this photo to communicate the location of a rich nectar source to its nestmates.Heather Broccard-Bell, CC BY-NDThe Greek historian Herodotus reported over 2,000 years ago on a misguided forbidden experiment in which two children were prevented from hearing human speech so that a king could...