Honeybees Do the Wave – IOTW Report

Honeybees Do the Wave

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“This is about honeybee or Apis Dorsata. This ‘wave’ is utilized against wasps and is referred to as ‘shimmering’ behavior or defense waving. Bees in the outer layer thrust their abdomens 90° in an upward direction and shake them in a synchronous way. This may be accompanied by stroking of the wings. The signal is transmitted to nearby workers that also adopt the posture, thus creating a visible, and audible ‘ripple’ effect across the face of the comb. These wave-like patterns repel wasps that get too close to the nests of these bees and serve to confuse the wasp. In turn, the wasp cannot fixate on capturing one bee or getting food from the bees’ nest, so the wasp will seek to find easier prey and leave this nest alone.”

6 Comments on Honeybees Do the Wave

  1. Hans, yea make the wall out of honeycomb. $2.5 billion free honey our side of the border, and to show we aren’t as heartless as the democommies make us out to be, put a spigot on south side to give those poor asylum seekers $2.5 bln free honey to replenish after such a long journey. You know, moral compassion or some bullshit like that. Honeycomb is a very strong structure.

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