COVER A honey bee (Apis mellifera) performs a complex dance to communicate resource location and value. Research now shows that novice bees dance better and communicate location more accurately if they were previously able to follow and socially learn from more experienced dancers. Their communication of direction improves over time, but their ability to accurately communicate distance does not. See pages 985 and 1015.
Photo: Scott Camazine/Science Source
COVER A honey bee (Apis mellifera) performs a complex dance to communicate resource location and value. Research now shows that novice bees dance better and communicate location more accurately if they were previously able to follow and socially learn from more experienced dancers. Their communication of direction improves over time, but their ability to accurately communicate distance does not. See pages 985 and 1015.
Photo: Scott Camazine/Science Source