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Observations and Experiments on Dance Communication in Apis Florea in Sri Lanka
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The wagtail dance of Apis florea is performed on that section of the tope of the comb which faces in the direction of the wagtails of the dance, and bees danced in one of two directions.Abstract:
SummaryThe wagtail dance of Apis florea is performed on that section of the tope of the comb which faces in the direction of the wagtail run of the dance. If the dancing bee had a direct view of the sky, the wagtail dances pointed approximately in the direction of the feeding place, on average 6·2° to the right of it (SD = ± 15°). Without direct sight of the sky, A. florea also performed wagtail dances oriented towards the feeding place, on average 4·4° to the right of it (SD = ± 25°).When bees saw the sky through a mirror, they danced in one of two directions. The first seemed to be the direction of the image of the feeding place in the mirror, and the second the opposite direction (180° from the first).read more
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