Forest ServicesQ10. Which one of the following organisms perform waggle dance for others of their kin to indicate the direction and the distance to a source of their food? (a) Butterflies (b) Dragonflies (c) Honeybees (d) Wasps
Detailed Solution
The waggle dance is a sophisticated form of communication primarily performed by honeybees (Apis mellifera). This dance, famously decoded by Karl von Frisch, allows a successful forager bee to inform other worker bees in the hive about the location, distance, and quality of a food source (like nectar or pollen).
The orientation of the 'waggle run' indicates the direction relative to the sun, and the duration of the waggle indicates the distance to the food source. Butterflies, dragonflies, and wasps do not perform the waggle dance for food communication.
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Recently a new study revealed that honeybees perfect this dance language by learning from more experienced bees.
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