Question 2: What kind of dance do bees do? Circle dance or figure-of-eight dance
Question 3: Why do bees dance ~Why do bees dance ~
Bees dance to notify their peers of the direction and distance of their nectar source, and they do this presumably so that the colony can get more food.
But the answer to this question is that the bees do not know where the nectar is coming from.
But a study has found that dancing well doesn't necessarily lead to more food.
Circle dances:
(1) A circle dance is performed at a location within 90 meters of the nest, where the scent of the flower is present on the returning scouts and the scent of the scouts themselves is present on the flower outside the nest to guide them.
(2) So other bees can find the nectar correctly.
Waggle Dance:
(1) At distances of 90 meters or more, the scout bees need to give more detailed instructions.
(2) In addition to indicating the proximity of the honey source to the hive, it is also necessary to have a direction. Therefore, in a waggle dance, the scout bee runs in a straight line and waggles its abdomen, then runs a half-circle in one direction, repeats the straight line, and then runs the other half-circle.
(3) The distance to the honey source is often determined by the speed of the dance and tail wagging, usually the farther the distance the slower the speed. The direction of the nectar source is indicated by the angle of the center axis of the waggle dance in the hive. If the direction of the nectar source is facing the direction of the sun, the center axis of the dance is vertically upward in the hive, which means that the detector bees are dancing with their heads facing upward.
(4) If the nectar direction is behind the sun, the center axis of the dance is vertically downward, which means the head of the scout bee dances downward.
(5) The angle between the axis of the dance and the top of the hive represents the angle between the direction of the nectar source and the direction of the sun. Translating this bee language, it seems to say that there is a source of nectar in the direction of the sun at an angle of xx degrees, flying xx meters away from the nectar source.
Question 4: Why do bees do the figure-eight dance or circle dance? Because bees rely on the sun to recognize the direction of their flight. The direction of the flight of bees is different with time. It is oriented according to three points: the hive, the place where it collects honey and the sun. The hive is triangular, and the size of the apex angle is determined by two lines: one is from the hive to the sun, and the other is a straight line from the hive to the nectar gathering place, and the angle pinched by these two lines is called the "sun angle", which is the bee's "steering wheel". The bee flies half a small circle to the left, then reverses to the right and flies half a small circle, the flight path is like a "8". However, bees sometimes fly from top to bottom, sometimes from bottom to top, and the angle between the straight line and the vertical line on the ground is equal to the angle of the sun. It is from the size of this angle that bees determine the location and direction of honey collection. If a bee dances the "8" dance with its head flying straight up, the angle of the sun is zero degrees, which means: "Flying towards the sun is the direction of honey gathering." If a bee does the "8" dance with its head facing the ground, the angle of the sun is 180°, which means: "If you fly in the direction of the back of the sun, that's where you collect honey." If bees dance the "8" dance, the angle between the straight line of flight and the left side of the vertical line on the ground is 15°, which means: "Fly towards the left side of the sun at an angle of 60°, that is the place to collect honey." If it happens to be bad weather, cloudy, no sun, the bees will lose the ability to identify the direction
Question 5: honey is a hard-working insects, found the source of the dense, it will jump what dance or what dance to tell the companions 1, if the source of the honey in the 10-100m, it will jump the sickle dance or crescent dance to tell the companions.
2. If the nectar source is beyond 100 meters, it will do the figure eight dance or tail swing dance to tell its partner.
Question 6: What is the behavior of bees in the figure eight dance that tells other bees the distance and location of the honey source